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easesome

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Etymology

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From ease +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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easesome (comparative more easesome, superlative most easesome)

  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by ease; comfortable; comforting
    • 1901, Cale Young Rice, Song-surf, page 20:
      What is an easesome cot to me? (I'm a-longing for the sea!) []
    • 1903, The Installation of John Huston Finley, LL.D.:
      A troubadour, a sportsman, a dillettante, or even a philosopher, may be developed in a leisurely, easesome journey, in which one may wander as one pleases; but it is a perilous course in which to harden fibre, stiffen a will, and fix a character that cannot be shaken.
    • 1918, Louise Dunham Goldsberry, Ted: And Some Other Stories, page 112:
      She heard the chime from a distant belfry — soft, and slow, and heart-easesome, like soft lips to her soul.
    • 1954, Swami Vivekananda, Awakened India, volume 59, page 578:
      Sri Ramakrishna awakened in this Original Beauty with easesome growth.
    • 1965, New Mexico Quarterly, volume 35, page 267:
      For over my friend and I spread a calm
      Of easesome competence, a creamy balm []