What does flattersome mean?
Flattersome means Marked by flattery; characteristically flattering.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Marked by flattery; characteristically flattering.
Kind friends, it would be pretending of me not to let on that I know I am the party referred to by the last speaker — in far too flattersome words.
“[...] I ask you, please lift my head a little higher, sir.” “Now, ma'am,” Fox said, “I know enough to hold on to a good thing when I get it.” “Mercy me, Mistah Fox,” Sis' Duck replied. “You are mighty flattersome in your remarks. [...]”
This was said with a flattersome German deference, which gave a little added depth to the pleasurable sensations resulting from Dr. Abbott's reactions at finding himself sharing his table with a Star.
It would be composed and dispatched overnight by lesser members of the flattersome company.
Use flattersome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flattersome means Marked by flattery; characteristically flattering.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Kind friends, it would be pretending of me not to let on that I know I am the party referred to by the last speaker — in far too flattersome words.
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