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fleasome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈfliːsəm/
• flē'səm

Etymology

From flea + -some.

Meanings

1. (humorous, poetic) Covered in fleas.
   • Gentle Bandar, an inscrutable Decree Makes thee a gleesome fleasome Thou, and me a wretched Me. 1919, Rudyard Kipling, Divided Destinies:
   • A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […] 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock:

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