"fluttersome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fluttersome [comparative], most fluttersome [superlative]
Etymology: From flutter + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flutter|some}} flutter + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluttersome (comparative more fluttersome, superlative most fluttersome)
  1. Marked by fluttering; (by extension) restless; nimble
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