Hauntsome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by haunting

    "The sudden spasm of grief that swept her little heart welled to her hauntsome eyes. She struggled valiantly, but she could withstand its oncoming no longer. She burst into a torrent of tears."

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"The sudden spasm of grief that swept her little heart welled to her hauntsome eyes. She struggled valiantly, but she could withstand its oncoming no longer. She burst into a torrent of tears."

Etymology

From haunt + -some.

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