pondersome

English

Alternative forms

• ponder-some

Etymology

From ponder +‎ -some.

Adjective

pondersome (comparative more pondersome, superlative most pondersome)

1. Marked by pondering or musing; thought-provoking; pensive; puzzling
   • 1990, Mary Anne Schofield, Masking and Unmasking the Female Mind:

     Yet The Cry is not a pondersome, dull collection of critical views.

   • 2014, i.P. audAx, Relapse and Rescuers:

     I'm too sober to be drunk, too sober to be anything but in a funk. The safety net no longer protects. My anger no longer projects. The trite questions are difficult and pondersome.

   • 2014, Catherine Hoffmann, His Real Life:

     They were adventurous tales, quirky and funny, but always pondersome.

Synonyms

• (thought-provoking): intriguing