goodsome

English

Alternative forms
  • good-some

Etymology

From good +‎ -some.

Adjective

goodsome (comparative more goodsome, superlative most goodsome)

  1. Marked by good or goodness; characteristically good
    • 2002, John Barth, Coming Soon!!!:
      What a goodsome business altogether, teaching and learning!
    • 2007, Homer Hickam, The Keeper's Son:
      The church there was built by wrecking the Frances Clayton, a goodsome schooner.
    • 2012, Janet Lee Carey, Dragonswood:
      The room we were shown had a goodsome hearth.
    • 2014, Laura Marie Altom, Babies and Badges:
      “Aw, surely things can't be that bad. After all, talk is you're a new daddy. Babies always bring a good-some dose of joy.”
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