Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

politesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-lite-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by politeness.

adv

In a politesome manner; politely.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Ralph Broadcast, don't you be always worrying and taunting about the child's learning ; it costs you nothing. Mr. Templeton, heaven bless him ! pays for it ; aud I'm sure George grows quite politesome and mannerly."
"See you got fresh comp'ny, she said politesome, but there was a furyin' dingo bitch in her eyes. […] They bartered fair an' never spoke knuckly like savages at Honokaa, but politesome speakin' it draws a line b'tween you what says, I respect you well 'nuff but you an' I ain't kin, so don't you step over this line, yay?""

Etymology

From polite + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: polite

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more politesome (comparative) most politesome (superlative)

Questions

What does politesome mean?: Characterised or marked by politeness.
Where does politesome come from?: From polite + -some.

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