lovesome
[ luhv-suhm ]
adjective
inspiring love; lovely; lovable.
amorous; loving.
Origin of lovesome
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How to use lovesome in a sentence
In June, therefore, the garden was a "lovesome spot" indeed.
Patchwork | Anna Balmer MyersFor my part, I think Miss Ellinor almost as handsome; not so grand-like, but more lovesome!
Eugene Aram, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonI said they were both the fairest ladies of their courts, and that the Queen of England was whiter, but our Queen very lovesome.
Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 | VariousI could not look at her as she spoke; I dared not trust myself,—the most thrilling irony pointed her delicate, lovesome tones.
Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2) | Elizabeth SheppardI had always supposed that a mocking-bird, like a garden, was "a lovesome thing, God wot."
The Smiling Hill-Top | Julia M. Sloane
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