Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handlesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
han-dle-some
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Typified by, or requiring handling; (by extension) difficult to manage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From handle + -some.

Inflected Forms

more handlesome (comparative) most handlesome (superlative)

Questions

What does handlesome mean?
Typified by, or requiring handling; (by extension) difficult to manage
Where does handlesome come from?
From handle + -some.

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