English Explanatory Dictionary

wakesome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.

Word forms

wakesome more wakesome most wakesome

Etymology

From wake + -some. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

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