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smothersome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English smother Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English smothersome From smother + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by smothering.
   • She hated the smothersome dresses her mother chose; she had no clue what to say to the beaux who sidled up to her. 2016, Sonya Hartnett, The Ghost's Child, page 45:
   • He was a nice young man, a friendly sort and a gent, not smothersome as some are, but I told him I wasn't a settled person and usually after a couple of dates I scooted with the wind in my sails. 2018, Angela Skelley, It's Wake-Up Time, page 380:

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