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.”