gamesome

[ geym-suhm ]

/ ˈgeɪm səm /

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adjective

playful; frolicsome.

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Origin of gamesome

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at game¹, -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gamesome

game·some·ly, adverbgame·some·ness, noun

Words nearby gamesome

game room, games console, game show, gamesman, gamesmanship, gamesome, gamester, gamet-, gametangium, gamete, gamete intrafallopian transfer

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How to use gamesome in a sentence

If all else fails, change the gameSome games are worse than others when it comes to gaming sickness.
Video games can cause motion sickness—here’s how to fight it|Sandra Gutierrez G.|February 2, 2021|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.
A Lady of Quality|Frances Hodgson Burnett
The boarding-houses were corralling the easy dollars of the gamesome lawmakers.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
But that active and gamesome maid was most entirely on the alert.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett

The child himself was bright and gamesome, and I for my part gave way to some reckless and noisy jollity.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine
It is no disparagement, then, to the gamesome trout, to declare the grayling its equal when of similar size and weight.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for gamesome

gamesome

/ (ˈɡeɪmsəm) /

adjective

full of merriment; sportive

Derived forms of gamesome

gamesomely, adverbgamesomeness, noun

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