yearnsome

yearnsome

English

Etymology

From yearn +‎ -some.

Adjective

yearnsome (comparative more yearnsome, superlative most yearnsome)

1. Expressing, indicating, or full of yearning; yearnful; desirous.
   • 1919, Winter Sports Verse:

     And ah! a yearnsome sigh / Escapes from scores of swains, who far and nigh / To win the slightest notice vainly try, […]

   • 1990, Pete Davies, Dollarville:

     He'd been on Mir for six months, and was kind of yearnsome for new company.

   • 2005, Paul Seaton, Cats Don't Eat Pancakes:

     I'm in complete control, my yearnsome drones.