English edit

Etymology edit

From fickle +‎ -some.

Adjective edit

ficklesome (comparative more ficklesome, superlative most ficklesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by fickleness
    • 2001, Mary E. Lyons, Knockabeg:
      "Cut, then stain with blossom juice from Blood-of-Christ bush. Sew pieces together with rose thorn needle. Hammer heel into sole with hawthorn nails. Polish with twelve drops of faery spit." 'Twas a ficklesome job, and she'd already broken two fingernails.