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Quicksome

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by quickness; swift; nimble

    "She helped Sussy with dairyin' an' Ma with twinin'n'spinnin' an' Jonas took her bird-eggin' an' she list'ned to Catkin's yippin' 'bout school'ry an' she fetched water'n'chopped wood an' she was a quicksome learner."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a quick or quicksome manner; quickly

    "“Bigman,” I said when he'd thrice emptied his cup, “winter's coming on quicksome. It weighs on a man, not having any company in the long nights, wouldn't you say, sir?”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From quick + -some.

Etymology 2

From quick + -some.

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