toothsome

There's lots of "some" words out there.  That is, words with the -some suffix; words like awesome, handsome, wholesome, worrysome, cumbersome, loathsome, lonesome.  In case, you want to know some more (sorry), we'll feature five of these adjectives this week.

We'll start with a tasty one...

toothsome

Meaning:
1.  Delicious, pleasant to the taste.
2.  Desirable or pleasing.
3.  Sexually appealing.

Forms:
toothsomeness (noun)
toothsomely (adverb)

Examples:
"Their summer picnic was a toothsome affair with all the burgers, hot dogs and watermelons you could eat."
"She toothsomely eyed the two Josh Groban concert tickets which the scalper held in front of her face."
"The scalper was so smitten by the toothesome woman in red, he gave her two Josh Groban tickets."

Digression Point:
If you don't know who Josh Groban is, chances are you're a guy.

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