"stragglesome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more stragglesome [comparative], most stragglesome [superlative]
Etymology: From straggle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|straggle|some}} straggle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} stragglesome (comparative more stragglesome, superlative most stragglesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by straggling.
    Sense id: en-stragglesome-en-adj-wVzeWVTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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