"guttlesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more guttlesome [comparative], most guttlesome [superlative]
Etymology: From guttle (“to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble; to guzzle; to eat voraciously; to gorge”) + -some (“characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|guttle|-some|t1=to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble; to guzzle; to eat voraciously; to gorge|t2=characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree}} guttle (“to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble; to guzzle; to eat voraciously; to gorge”) + -some (“characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} guttlesome (comparative more guttlesome, superlative most guttlesome)
  1. (British, dialect) Greedily eating and gorging oneself; gluttonous. Tags: British, dialectal
    Sense id: en-guttlesome-en-adj-dIxZSdo8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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