"spoilsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spoilsome [comparative], most spoilsome [superlative]
Etymology: From spoil + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spoil|some}} spoil + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} spoilsome (comparative more spoilsome, superlative most spoilsome)
  1. Characterised by spoiling or ruin; ruinous
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