Meaning of sheltersome | Babel Free
Definitions
Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection
Examples
“"Come⟳ aboord bo, ye' re 'eartily welcome⟳. It's nobbut a scant place⟳, but's sheltersome, and a snaw storm es a snaw storm;" and a pleasant-looking mouth and chin made its appearance to second the invite⟳.”
““The white hen is a cock” And true it was. The motherly chicken, growing older and larger, and more sheltersome of wing, had now developed a comb and wattle and a tail altogether inconsistent with henhood or motherliness of any sort⟳.”
“When native, trees can be bought so cheaply, are so easy to grow⟳, and such delight to the eye, so sheltersome and diverse in the colouring, it beats cockfighting that they are not utilised more in gardens and as shelter⟳ belts.”
“And the chapped sun-baked tire⟳ / swung on the aged and frail rope attached to the most outright branch / of the sheltersome oak tree by the carved up picnic bench.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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