-some

Usage

• noisome

  If something is noisome, it is extremely unpleasant, especially because it is very dirty or has an awful smell.

• fulsome

  Praise, an apology, or gratitude is fulsome if it is so exaggerated and elaborate that it does not seem sincere.

• toothsome

  Something is toothsome when it is tasty, attractive, or pleasing in some way; this adjective can apply to food, people, or objects.

• winsome

  Someone who is winsome is attractive and charming.

• lissome

  If a dancer is lissome, she moves gracefully and is very flexible.

• loathsome

  Something loathsome is offensive, disgusting, and brings about intense dislike.

• wholesome

  The adjective wholesome can refer to something that is good for the health of your body and also for your moral health.