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Meaning of bleaksome | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Characterised or marked by bleakness; bleak

rare

Examples

“He heedeth not the bleaksome air /Whilst to his work he doth repair; [...]”
“No student will be seen, / White-coated, fresh and green, / Trampling those bleaksome steps with groanings loud.”
“A bleaksome'n'dark choice to settle, Zachry, she replied.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bleaky blear bleared blearest bleareyed blearier

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