bucksome
bucksome · more bucksome · most bucksome
Marked by bucking or bucking upMarked by bucking or bucking up; (by extension) lively; brisk; jocund.
Meaning
2 sensesMarked by bucking or bucking up; (by extension) lively; brisk; jocund.
Spirited or lively, like a buck.
Origin
From Middle English buxum, buhsum (“flexible, bendsome”). Often analysed, due to confusionFrom Middle English buxum, buhsum (“flexible, bendsome”). Often analysed, due to confusion with the verb buck (“to spring, buckle, kick violently”) and buck (“he-goat”), as though from buck + -some. Doublet of buxom.
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Forms
more bucksome, most bucksome| Comparative | more bucksome Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bucksome Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedyoung buck
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.