What does gamblesome mean?
Gamblesome means Characterised or marked by gambling.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Characterised or marked by gambling.
"That's very gamblesome." / (!) / I'm speechless. (But, fortunately, not wordless.) / If you're not nonplused by "gamblesome," or at least vastly taken aback, there's probably no hope for the language.
In an article in English on “The Adventurers” in the play, we learn that “nearly every character turns out to be an adventurer, with a particular gamblesome [sic] tendency of his own” (30).
Use gamblesome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gamblesome means Characterised or marked by gambling.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"That's very gamblesome." / (!) / I'm speechless. (But, fortunately, not wordless.) / If you're not nonplused by "gamblesome," or at least vastly taken aback, there's probably no hope for the language.
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