"quicksome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more quicksome [comparative], most quicksome [superlative]
Etymology: From quick + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quick|some}} quick + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} quicksome (comparative more quicksome, superlative most quicksome)
  1. Marked by quickness; swift; nimble
    Sense id: en-quicksome-en-adj-Zz5KYcNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Adverb [English]

Forms: more quicksome [comparative], most quicksome [superlative]
Etymology: From quick + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quick|some}} quick + -some Head templates: {{en-adv}} quicksome (comparative more quicksome, superlative most quicksome)
  1. In a quick or quicksome manner; quickly
    Sense id: en-quicksome-en-adv-oC04URE-
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          "text": "She helped Sussy with dairyin' an' Ma with twinin'n'spinnin' an' Jonas took her bird-eggin' an' she list'ned to Catkin's yippin' 'bout school'ry an' she fetched water'n'chopped wood an' she was a quicksome learner.",
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          "ref": "2011, Arthur D Bardswell, The Poor Preachers:",
          "text": "Yea, and if thou wilt also eat of the good herb thy dear mother put before thee at meat, thou also shalt be as blithesome and quicksome as thy little Bessie.",
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