furthersome en · ADJ
Etymology
From further + -some.
Meanings
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(archaic) Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
you will find it a most handy and every way furthersome , blessed and felicitous world
1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most furthersome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more furthersome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |