-some — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree.

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • verb
   • forms adjectives from nouns

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Elsewhere the blingsome silver-beveled mirrors, butterfly and lotus blossom motifs, and the occasional chaise longue make the opulence a touch on the show-off side for me, but the expenses were obviously 5-star and it's undoubtedly bespoke.

2. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • nonstandard
   • Regional

   Examples

   I'll try and do it real quietsome.

Suffix

1. Denoting a group with a certain number of members.

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • forms nouns from numerals

Suffix

1. Body.

   Usage

   • In compounds
   • morpheme
   • noun

2. Chromosome.

   Usage

   • In compounds
   • morpheme
   • noun

Suffix

1. Plus some indeterminate fraction not amounting to the next higher round number or significant digit; and change; -odd.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   twenty-some identifiable factors affecting the outcome

   one-hundred-and-fifty-some spectators in the bleachers