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loonsome¹

Where it comes from

Variant of lonesome.

adjective more loonsome · most loonsome

  1. pronunciation spelling lonesome There they sat, with their "heads bowed down like the loonsome bulrush," as Uncle Billy poetically expressed it, weeping over their sins, as he thought, but the wicked creatures were laughing.

loonsome²

Where it comes from

From loon + -some.

adjective more loonsome · most loonsome

  1. Characteristic of a loon or marked by looniness Hi everyone, Had a lovlerley ubberley weekend-filled with much loonsome dancing and merriment.

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"loonsome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loonsome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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loonsome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loonsome

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"loonsome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loonsome.

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@misc{loonsome_2026,
  title = {loonsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loonsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}