Livesome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Livesome is an adjective meaning Having the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livable.
Meaning
Having the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livable.
Example Sentences
If gainst my will, what sorrow will availe? / O livesome death, O sweete and pleasant ill, / Against my minde how can thy might prevaile?
He tenderly bowed to the twinkling girl. “Yours,” said Zeus, “to have and to hold.” Epimetheus took Pandora's hand, to escort his livesome doll away.
What said a respectable female inhabitant of the town, when placing her female relatives and guests in good positions for the show? "We shall have a good day, they have a fine livesome creature."
[...]—with emergent meanings as performed both by the woman Stephen meets and by the objects with which she is associated: a “livesome” room, copious easy chair, and a huge doll with its legs splayed promiscuously.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include living, live, lifeworthy, alive, lively, hospitable.
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