Lingersome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by lingering
"Two days earlier he had received a visitor from Atlanta, Georgia, and it was still with him in a lingersome way, like smoke in your hair or gasoline on your hands."
Example
More examples"Two days earlier he had received a visitor from Atlanta, Georgia, and it was still with him in a lingersome way, like smoke in your hair or gasoline on your hands."
Etymology
From linger + -some.
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