Friendsome

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Indicating or characterised by friendship; in manner, like or befitting a friend; friendlike; friendly. colloquial, usually

    "Everyone outside my mother called father Eben. Father looked up and smiled. He and Miss Bet had been terrible friendsome ever since the day when, as a tiddleliwinkie snip o' a child [...]"

Example

More examples

"Everyone outside my mother called father Eben. Father looked up and smiled. He and Miss Bet had been terrible friendsome ever since the day when, as a tiddleliwinkie snip o' a child [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English frendsome, equivalent to friend + -some (adjective). Compare Scots friendsome (“friendly”), Dutch vriendzaam (“friendly”), German freundsam (“friendly”).

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