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41-some — I. suffix found in some adjectives showing especially a tendency, as in quarrelsome, burdensome. {Middle English; Old English sum, related to German sam} II. collective suffix used with numerals, as in twosome, threesome, foursome. {special use… …
42-some — a suffix added to a number to create a unit of quantity. For example, a foursome is a group of four. The suffix comes from the use of some as a pronoun meaning a number of individuals, as in Some Like It Hot …
43some — See: AND THEN SOME …
44some — See: AND THEN SOME …
45-some — some1 a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives: quarrelsome; burdensome. [ME; OE sum; akin to Goth sama, G sam; see SAME] some2 a collective suffix used with numerals: twosome; threesome. [ME sum, OE sum; special use… …
46some — See some, somewhat …
47some — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, a, about, adept, adroit, all but, almost, an, any, anything, approximately, apt, artistic, as good as, aught, authoritative, bravura, brilliant, certain, circa, clean, clever, composite, coordinated, crack,… …
48some — See: and then some …
49some — adj. ‘sum holi childe.’ 104 B.; used absolutely, ‘somme’ == some persons. RG. 396, 459 …
50-some — some1 suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1》 productive of: loathsome. 2》 characterized by being: wholesome. ↘apt to: tiresome. Origin OE sum. some2 suffix (forming nouns) denoting a group of a specified number: foursome. Origin OE sum some .… …
