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Etymology

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From cold +‎ -some.

Adjective

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coldsome (comparative more coldsome, superlative most coldsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by cold or coldness
    • 2010, Jeffery Farnol, F. Vaux Wilson, Our Admirable Betty:
      'Ere 's me, look 'ee, trimming them borders, Sergeant, so 'appy-'earted as any bird, and all at once I falls to coldsome, quakesome shivers, my 'eart jumps into my jaws, my knees knocks an' trembles horrorsome-like, an' I sweats — "
    • 2013, Robert Newton Peck, Arly:
      The dirt felt coldsome and damp.