sheltersome

English

Etymology

From shelter +‎ -some.

Adjective

sheltersome (comparative more sheltersome, superlative most sheltersome)

1. Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection
   • 1880, Francis Francis, Hot Pot:

     "Come aboord bo, ye' re 'eartily welcome. It's nobbut a scant place, but's sheltersome, and a snaw storm es a snaw storm;" and a pleasant-looking mouth and chin made its appearance to second the invite.

   • 1899, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume 17:

     “The white hen is a cock” And true it was. The motherly chicken, growing older and larger, and more sheltersome of wing, had now developed a comb and wattle and a tail altogether inconsistent with henhood or motherliness of any sort.

   • 1936, Wyn Revel, Topics for Women: Trees in a Garden:

     When native, trees can be bought so cheaply, are so easy to grow, and such delight to the eye, so sheltersome and diverse in the colouring, it beats cockfighting that they are not utilised more in gardens and as shelter belts.

   • 2014, Tyler Brooks, Tire Swing:

     And the chapped sun-baked tire / swung on the aged and frail rope attached to the most outright branch / of the sheltersome oak tree by the carved up picnic bench.

Synonyms

• protective