fleasome

English

Etymology

From flea +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: flē'səm, IPA(key): /ˈfliːsəm/
  • Rhymes: -iːsəm
  • Hyphenation: flee‧some

Adjective

fleasome (comparative more fleasome, superlative most fleasome)

  1. (poetic, humorous) Covered in fleas.
    • 1919, Rudyard Kipling, Divided Destinies:
      Gentle Bandar, an inscrutable Decree
      Makes thee a gleesome fleasome Thou,
      and me a wretched Me.
    • 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock:
      A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock
      As ever did nothing was our dog Jock;
      A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast,
      As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […]

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