drawlsome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From drawl +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

drawlsome (comparative more drawlsome, superlative most drawlsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by drawling; characteristic of a drawl
    • 1926, Bill Nye: His Own Life Story:
      If you didn't know Bill Nye well you might think to watch his easeful ways, and hear his slow, drawlsome speech, that he was lazy. Make you no such error.
    • 1987, Frank Luger, Herzenblut:
      How can I tell you how much I owe you
      I was so lonely in desolation
      You gave me warmth in consolation
      I was drawlsome, drag and dreadful
      You were brawlsome, brag and breadful [...]