Quicksome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Quicksome is an adjective meaning Marked by quickness; swift; nimble.
Meaning
Marked by quickness; swift; nimble.
More Meanings
- In a quick or quicksome manner; quickly
Example Sentences
Yea, and if thou wilt also eat of the good herb thy dear mother put before thee at meat, thou also shalt be as blithesome and quicksome as thy little Bessie.
“Bigman,” I said when he'd thrice emptied his cup, “winter's coming on quicksome. It weighs on a man, not having any company in the long nights, wouldn't you say, sir?”
She helped Sussy with dairyin' an' Ma with twinin'n'spinnin' an' Jonas took her bird-eggin' an' she list'ned to Catkin's yippin' 'bout school'ry an' she fetched water'n'chopped wood an' she was a quicksome learner.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snell, nimble, light-legged, deft, alert, light-footed.
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