ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Marmsome

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Marmsome is an adjective meaning (rare, archaic or chiefly dialectal) Characteristic or typical of a marm; motherly; matronly.

Meaning

(rare, archaic or chiefly dialectal) Characteristic or typical of a marm; motherly; matronly.

Example Sentences

He was surrounded by three females, all his abject slaves ! a cook, a sort of marmsome housekeeper, who waited at table, and his typewriter amanuensis, who was subserviently tyrannical, as she should be.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include marmoric, marmorean, mommylike, marmoreal, marmoreous, mummyish.

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