"dabblesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dabblesome [comparative], most dabblesome [superlative]
Etymology: From dabble + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dabble|some|id2=adjectival}} dabble + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} dabblesome (comparative more dabblesome, superlative most dabblesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by dabbling.
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