oldsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From old + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by age.
They took the path that surrounded the Bald, and started to get to the meeting house—not the one on Cragg Hill, but the oldsome barn that used to be Big Gully School.
1928, Maristan Chapman, The Happy Mountain, page 220:It almost makes an oldsome woman like me want to dance again as I danced long ago when we were young.
1927, The Contemporary Review, volume 131, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most oldsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more oldsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |