easesome

adj

easesome

adj

/ˈiːzsəm/

Etymology From ease + -some.

1

Rare Characterised or marked by ease; comfortable; comforting

  • What is an easesome cot to me? (I'm a-longing for the sea!) […]1901, Cale Young Rice, Song-surf, page 20:
  • A troubadour, a sportsman, a dillettante, or even a philosopher, may be developed in a leisurely, easesome journey, in which one may wander as one pleases; but it is a perilous course in which to harden fibre, stiffen a will, and fix a character that cannot be shaken.1903, The Installation of John Huston Finley, LL.D.:
3 more examples
  • She heard the chime from a distant belfry — soft, and slow, and heart-easesome, like soft lips to her soul.1918, Louise Dunham Goldsberry, Ted: And Some Other Stories, page 112:
  • Sri Ramakrishna awakened in this Original Beauty with easesome growth.1954, Swami Vivekananda, Awakened India, volume 59, page 578:
  • For over my friend and I spread a calm Of easesome competence, a creamy balm […]1965, New Mexico Quarterly, volume 35, page 267:

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