"lifesome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪfsəm/ Forms: more lifesome [comparative], most lifesome [superlative]
enPR: līf'səm Rhymes: -aɪfsəm Etymology: From life + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|life|some|pos=adjective}} life + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} lifesome (comparative more lifesome, superlative most lifesome)
  1. Characterised by liveliness; animated; eventful. Derived forms: lifesomeness, lifesomely
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