treasuresome

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English

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Etymology

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From treasure +‎ -some.

Adjective

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treasuresome (comparative more treasuresome, superlative most treasuresome)

  1. Characterised or marked by treasure; valued; precious
    • 2011, Sonya Hartnett, The Midnight Zoo:
      And now you, you wretched boy, refuse her the sight of your squealing piglet, as if a piglet is too treasuresome to go anywhere near the likes of lion—all the while waging your war with such enthusiasm for death, such carelessness for life, that it's clear nothing on earth is precious in your eyes.
    • 2016, Paul Baichoo, Are We Not The Gods?:
      If i had not this sensitivity / Such a treasuresome wealth of knowledge / Would not be my proclivity [...]