fondsome
English
Etymology
From fond + -some.
Adjective
fondsome (comparative more fondsome, superlative most fondsome)
- (chiefly dialectal or poetic) Characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.
- 2009, Brent D. Singleton, The Convert's Passion:
- No myths of ages, dark, unproved —
Traditions crude of hidden yore;
Nor fondsome fictions, easy grooved,
On customs lost in trackless lore.
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