Gentlesome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.

    "A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap."

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"A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap."

Etymology

From gentle + -some.

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