gonesome en · ADJ
Etymology
From gone + -some.
Meanings
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(US, colloquial, regional) Synonym of gone (“weak; faint; feeling goneness”).
As they settled themselves at the table, he observed with gloom, "I hope you've got a gonesome feelin' round yore waistband, 'cause if you ain't, this here fodder won't seem tasty."
2011, Dorothy Scarborough, The Wind, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more gonesome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most gonesome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |