"downsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊnsəm/ Forms: more downsome [comparative], most downsome [superlative]
enPR: doun'səm Rhymes: -aʊnsəm Etymology: From down + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|down|some|pos=adjective}} down + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} downsome (comparative more downsome, superlative most downsome)
  1. Low-spirited; melancholy.
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    {
      "enpr": "doun'səm"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaʊnsəm/"
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