"limpsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more limpsome [comparative], most limpsome [superlative]
Etymology: From limp + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|limp|some}} limp + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} limpsome (comparative more limpsome, superlative most limpsome)
  1. (chiefly dialectal) Characterised or marked by limping; languid Tags: dialectal
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