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—gamesomely, adv. —gamesomeness, n./gaym"seuhm/, adj.playful; frolicsome.[1300-50; ME; see GAME1, -SOME1]
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Gamesome — Game some (g[=a]m s[u^]m), a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. [1913 Webster] Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron. {Game some*ly}, adv. {Game some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamesome — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gamesome — [gām′səm] adj. [ME gamsum: see GAME1 & SOME1] playful; sportive; frolicsome gamesomely adv … English World dictionary
gamesome — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century merry, frolicsome • gamesomely adverb • gamesomeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
gamesome — adjective Full of sport; playful Syn: frisky, playful, spritely … Wiktionary
gamesome — Synonyms and related words: animated, antic, capersome, coltish, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans, gay, hearty, larkish, lively, mischievous, playful, prankish, pranky, rollicking, rollicksome, rompish, skittish, spirited, sportful,… … Moby Thesaurus
gamesome — game·some || geɪmsÉ™m adj. playful, joyful, happy … English contemporary dictionary
gamesome — adjective playful and merry. Derivatives gamesomely adverb gamesomeness noun … English new terms dictionary
gamesome — a. Gay, sportive, vivacious, sprightly, frolicsome, playful, lively, frisky, full of frolic … New dictionary of synonyms
gamesome — game·some … English syllables
