politesome
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]politesome (comparative more politesome, superlative most politesome)
- (rare) Characterised or marked by politeness.
- 1827, George Daniel, Cumberland's British Theatre:
- Ralph Broadcast, don't you be always worrying and taunting about the child's learning ; it costs you nothing. Mr. Templeton, heaven bless him ! pays for it ; aud I'm sure George grows quite politesome and mannerly.
Adverb
[edit]politesome (comparative more politesome, superlative most politesome)
- (colloquial) In a politesome manner; politely.
- 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 259:
- See you got fresh comp'ny, she said politesome, but there was a furyin' dingo bitch in her eyes. […] They bartered fair an' never spoke knuckly like savages at Honokaa, but politesome speakin' it draws a line b'tween you what says, I respect you well 'nuff but you an' I ain't kin, so don't you step over this line, yay?"