easesome

English

Etymology

From ease +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːzsəm/

Adjective

easesome (comparative more easesome, superlative most easesome)

1. (rare) Characterised or marked by ease; comfortable; comforting
   • 1901, Cale Young Rice, Song-surf, page 20:

     What is an easesome cot to me? (I'm a-longing for the sea!) […]

   • 1903, The Installation of John Huston Finley, LL.D.:

     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.

   • 1918, Louise Dunham Goldsberry, Ted: And Some Other Stories, page 112:

     She heard the chime from a distant belfry — soft, and slow, and heart-easesome, like soft lips to her soul.

   • 1954, Swami Vivekananda, Awakened India, volume 59, page 578:

     Sri Ramakrishna awakened in this Original Beauty with easesome growth.

   • 1965, New Mexico Quarterly, volume 35, page 267:

     For over my friend and I spread a calm
     Of easesome competence, a creamy balm […]