10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMORSOME»
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humorsome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
humorsome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Crabb's English Synonyms
Indulgence, according to a mode of h now practically obsolete, reners children
and subordinate persons humorsome; prosperity or unlimited power is apt to
render a man capricious: a humorsome person commonly objects to be pleased
oris ...
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Hu'morsomeness (s.from humorsome) The state or quality of being humorsome.
HU MOUR (s. tbe common spelling, from tbe French humeur) Humor, moisture,
the different kinds of moisture in animal bodies, a morbid disposition, petnlance, ...
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
Indulgence renders children and subordinate persons humorsome ; prosperity or
unlimited power is apt to render a man capricious: a humorsome person
commonly objects to be pleased, or is easily displeased ; a capricious person
likes and ...
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The Common School Journal
The word humorsome is sometimes used, by educated men, instead of humorous
, although its signification is directly the reverse. Humorsome means petulant,
peevish, &c. Formerly, it was sometimes used in the sense of humorous, but we ...
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English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
Indulgence renders children and subordinate persons humorsome; prosperity or
unlimited power are apt to render a man capricious. A humorsome person
commonly objects to bepleased, or is easily displeased; a capricious person likes
and ...
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
Indulgence renders children and subordinate persona humersomc; ' I am glad
that though you are incredulous you are not humorsome too/ — Goodman.
Prosperity or unlimited power is apt to render a man capri~ cious ; ' A subject
ought to ...
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Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum: a Dictionary of the Gaelic ...
3. petulance, peevishness : frionas, frithearachd. HUMORsOME, adj. l. Peevish,
petulant: frithearra, frionasach, crosda, connusach. 2. odd, humour~ ous:
neonach, luaineach, luasganach. HUMORsOMELY, adv. See Humorsome.
HUMOUR, s.
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
Indulgence renders children and subordinate persons humorsome; ' I am glad
that though you are incredulous, you are not humoursome too.' GOODMAN.
Prosperity or unlimited power is apt to render a man capricious,- 'A subject ought
to ...
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order; with ...
Indulgence renders children and subordinate persons humorsome; prosperity or
unlimited power is apt to render a man capricious: a humorsome person
commonly objects to be pleased, or is easily displeased; a capricious person
likes and ...
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The Cambridge Companion to Early Modern Women's Writing
(C2v—C3 r) 'Phantasticall' and 'humorsome', women were thought best suited to
the relative ease of the Roman hand. However, Davies's The writing
schoolemaster criticizes the ignorance of his fellow writing masters for teaching
women the ...
Laura Lunger Knoppers, 2009
