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manysome en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From many + -some.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, rare) Characterised or marked by abundance; plentiful, abundant; multiple.
    • In contrast to non-viral vectors, viral vectors have caused manysome safety concerns but are also usually much more efficient in transducing genetic material in to the target cells. 2009, Horst W. Doelle, J. Stefan Rokem, Marin Berovic, Fundamentals in Biotechnology:
    • He is as young and spry and chipper to-day as he was then, notwithstanding all the manysome burdens and trials that were placed upon him during the ensuing years. 1906, Frank Kraft, The American Physician, volume 32, page 283:
    • "Oysters be manysome this year," he began, and we started in to talking in the slow weaving way men have, of this and that and nothing much. 2015, Sara Taylor, The Shore:
    • One end manysome and the other onesome, as 'John and Alfred―are wise,' 'John―is wise and good.' 1880, William Barnes, An Outline of Rede-craft (logic): With English Wording, page 15:

Forms

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most manysome Degree=Sup lexicographic
more manysome Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

manifold

manysome en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From many + -some.

Meanings

  1. A group of many.
  2. A sex act involving multiple people.

Forms

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manysomes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

fewsome