"friendsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more friendsome [comparative], most friendsome [superlative]
Etymology: From friend + -some. Compare Scots friendsome (“friendly”), German freundsam (“friendly”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|friend|some}} friend + -some, {{cog|sco|friendsome||friendly}} Scots friendsome (“friendly”), {{cog|de|freundsam||friendly}} German freundsam (“friendly”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} friendsome (comparative more friendsome, superlative most friendsome)
  1. (usually colloquial) Indicating or characterised by friendship; in manner, like or befitting a friend; friendlike; friendly. Tags: colloquial, usually Derived forms: friendsomeness
    Sense id: en-friendsome-en-adj-fNDTqQ~R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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