longsome

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longsome

  • /ˈlɒŋsəm/

Rhymes with -ɒŋsəm

Where it comes from

From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some.

adjective more longsome · most longsome · langsome

  1. UK, archaic, dialectal Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
  2. UK, dialectal Tedious; tiresomely long.

Similar: prolonged, tiresome, wearisome

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