"flailsome" meaning in All languages combined

See flailsome on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more flailsome [comparative], most flailsome [superlative]
Etymology: From flail + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flail|some}} flail + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} flailsome (comparative more flailsome, superlative most flailsome)
  1. Characteristic of a flail, or characterised by flailing
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