Harboursome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Given to hospitality; hospitable.

    "That it is a praiseworthy matter to be harboursome to strangers."

  2. 2
    Tending to harbour (feelings, etc.); harbouring; protective.

    "Minorities — as a rule — are distrustful, wounded, and harborsome of uncertainty about their tomorrows."

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"That it is a praiseworthy matter to be harboursome to strangers."

Etymology

From harbour + -some.

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