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swearsome

adj

Etymology

From swear + -some.

  1. derived from *swer-✻ — “to swear”
  2. inherited from *swarjaną✻ — “to speak, swear”
  3. inherited from *swarjan✻
  4. inherited from swerian — “to swear, take an oath of office”
  5. inherited from sweren
  6. suffixed as swearsome — “swear + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by swearing

    • He must have been a rather swearsome hero while the flies and dust lasted.
    • Depth not too great — say 6 to 10 fathoms — and bottom a swearsome one.

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