"dronesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dronesome [comparative], most dronesome [superlative]
Etymology: From drone + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drone|some}} drone + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} dronesome (comparative more dronesome, superlative most dronesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by droning
    Sense id: en-dronesome-en-adj-iKi5smug Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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