"flairsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more flairsome [comparative], most flairsome [superlative]
Etymology: From flair + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|flair|-some|pos=adjective}} flair + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} flairsome (comparative more flairsome, superlative most flairsome)
  1. Characterised or marked by flair.
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          "ref": "2019, Marilyn Waring, Marilyn Waring: The Political Years:",
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