twinklesome

English

Etymology

From twinkle +‎ -some.

Adjective

twinklesome (comparative more twinklesome, superlative most twinklesome)

1. Characterised or marked by twinkling
   • 1988, Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson, The Dog and the Wolf:

     “That's a sprightly young chick Catualorig's fathered,” he said, “and she's been giving me a twinklesome eye, and he's already hinted he'd liefer have me than a ruck of woodland louts beget his grandchildren.”

   • 2015, Aleksandar Hemon, The Making of Zombie Wars:

     The cute, big-eyed waitress was working today—her name tag read Kelly—and just her twinklesome smile was worth the lengthy digestion of the slop available at Charlie's Ale House.