probesome
English
Alternative forms
- probe-some
Etymology
From probe + -some.
Adjective
probesome (comparative more probesome, superlative most probesome)
- Characterised or marked by probing; apt to probe
- 1826, The Great Unknown; a Mystery:
- Powder and pomatum hush it,— So cautiously must the thing be watched, Least, probesome, it should strike too deep!
- 2014, Jules Howard, Sex on Earth:
- The theory makes total sense: the more probe-some a male duck is with his penis, the more parasites he is likely to pick up, ergo the more parasitised is his pecker.
- 1826, The Great Unknown; a Mystery: