Ownsome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ownsome is an adjective meaning Marked by possession, ownership, or belonging; proper.
Meaning
Marked by possession, ownership, or belonging; proper.
More Meanings
- (informal) One's own; one's lonesome.
Example Sentences
Am I going to have to go there on my ownsome?
Nelson Lavin had been a month at home on his ownsome watching Judge Judy at five in the morning.
The second joy that Mary had, It was the joy of two, To see her ownsome Jesus To make the lame to go.
Ranging somebody else's ownsome ground, Lacking somebody else's thrill, Haunting somebody else's too profound, Just a-ghosting for somebody else!
Word Forms
- ownsomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lonesome, onesome, lonesomeness, loner, onehead, aloneness.
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