staggersome

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Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From stagger +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

staggersome (comparative mair staggersome, superlative maist staggersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by staggering
    • 1876, William Brockie, The Confessional and Other Poems:
      The dafter a tale, the mair quickly believed; The madder a prophet, the greater his fame; Nae doctrine's oure staggersome to be received, [...]
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