"numbersome" meaning in English

See numbersome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more numbersome [comparative], most numbersome [superlative]
Etymology: From number + -some. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{suffix|en|number|some}} number + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} numbersome (comparative more numbersome, superlative most numbersome)
  1. Characterized by (great) number; numerous. Synonyms: many, multiple, manifold
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