"unworksome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unworksome [comparative], most unworksome [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + worksome. Compare German unwirksam (“ineffective, useless”), Swedish overksam (“inactive, passive, ineffective”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|worksome}} un- + worksome, {{cog|de|unwirksam||ineffective, useless}} German unwirksam (“ineffective, useless”), {{cog|sv|overksam||inactive, passive, ineffective}} Swedish overksam (“inactive, passive, ineffective”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} unworksome (comparative more unworksome, superlative most unworksome)
  1. Not worksome; not diligent or work-intensive. Synonyms: lazy
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