单词 | wailsome |
释义 | wailsome in British English (ˈweɪlsəm) adjective obsolete 1. deserving or requiring wailing 2. emitting a wailing sound wailsome in American English (ˈweilsəm) adjective archaic wailful Word origin [1560–70; wail + -some1]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clinch, cylinder, propagate, sector, segment-some is a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives. Other wordsthat use the affix -some include: awesome, burdensome, gruesome, noisome, tiresome |
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