wagsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From wag + -some.
Meanings
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Waggish.
Still humoured he his wagsome turn, // And fed in various ways / The coward rage that dared to burn // But did not dare to blaze.
1869, W. S. Gilbert, “Peter the Wag”, in The "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense, John Camden Hotten, page 194:The Evening Grinner sent its funniest journalist and its most wagsome artist to the court.
1894 May 26, Pick-Me-Up, volume 12, number 288, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wagsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wagsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |