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quicksome en · ADJ

Etymology

From quick + -some.

Meanings

1. Marked by quickness; swift; nimble
   • Yea, and if thou wilt also eat of the good herb thy dear mother put before thee at meat, thou also shalt be as blithesome and quicksome as thy little Bessie. 2011, Arthur D Bardswell, The Poor Preachers:
   • She helped Sussy with dairyin' an' Ma with twinin'n'spinnin' an' Jonas took her bird-eggin' an' she list'ned to Catkin's yippin' 'bout school'ry an' she fetched water'n'chopped wood an' she was a quicksome learner. 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most quicksome	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more quicksome	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

quicksome en · ADV

Etymology

From quick + -some.

Meanings

1. In a quick or quicksome manner; quickly
   • “Bigman,” I said when he'd thrice emptied his cup, “winter's coming on quicksome. It weighs on a man, not having any company in the long nights, wouldn't you say, sir?” 2015, Sara Taylor, The Shore:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most quicksome	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more quicksome	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic