English Explanatory Dictionary

unbowsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unbending, not bending, not shifting.
  2. Uncompliant, disobedient, steadfast

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈbaʊsəm/

Word forms

unbowsome more unbowsome most unbowsome

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English unbowsom (non-Northern unbuxom); equivalent to un- + bowsome or buxom.

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