gamesome

[ geym-suhm ]

adjective

1. playful; frolicsome.

gamesome

/ ˈɡeɪmsəm /

adjective

1. full of merriment; sportive

Derived Forms

• ˈgamesomely, adverb
• ˈgamesomeness, noun

Other Words From

• gamesome·ly adverb
• gamesome·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gamesome¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; game ¹, -some ¹

Example Sentences

If all else fails, change the gameSome games are worse than others when it comes to gaming sickness.

From Popular-Science

The brandy by this time had mounted to his head and put him in the mood for frolic, liquor oftenest making him gamesome.

From Project Gutenberg

The boarding-houses were corralling the easy dollars of the gamesome lawmakers.

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But that active and gamesome maid was most entirely on the alert.

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The child himself was bright and gamesome, and I for my part gave way to some reckless and noisy jollity.

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It is no disparagement, then, to the gamesome trout, to declare the grayling its equal when of similar size and weight.

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Related Words

• cheerful
• comical
• flirtatious
• frisky
• good-natured
• impish
• joking
• lighthearted
• lively
• mischievous
• spirited
• sprightly
• tongue-in-cheek
• whimsical