"cornersome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cornersome [comparative], most cornersome [superlative]
Etymology: From corner + -some. Etymology templates: {{af|en|corner|-some}} corner + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} cornersome (comparative more cornersome, superlative most cornersome)
  1. (dated) Characterised or marked by (having) corners Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-cornersome-en-adj-bNxn3BWK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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