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gamblesome en · ADJ

Etymology

From gamble + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by gambling
   • In an article in English on “The Adventurers” in the play, we learn that “nearly every character turns out to be an adventurer, with a particular gamblesome [sic] tendency of his own” (30). 2013, John W. Mahon, Ellen Macleod Mahon, The Merchant of Venice: Critical Essays:
   • "That's very gamblesome." / (!) / I'm speechless. (But, fortunately, not wordless.) / If you're not nonplused by "gamblesome," or at least vastly taken aback, there's probably no hope for the language. 2004, Lori Clinch, Are We There Yet?:

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