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limpsome

adj

Etymology

From limp + -some.

  1. inherited from *(s)lemb-✻
  2. inherited from *limpaną✻ — “to hang down”
  3. inherited from *limpan✻
  4. inherited from limpan
  5. inherited from limpen — “to fall short”
  6. suffixed as limpsome — “limp + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by limping

    Characterised or marked by limping; languid

    • Such a trail will seem a snap to follow, and even better, nobody aboard a limpsome pony could hope to outrun 'em all the way to the railroad line.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA