clipsomeadj.
/ˈklɪpsəm/ rare.
Fit to be clasped or embraced.
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clipsome1816
cuddly1862
cuddlesome1876
embraceable1879
hugsome1893
huggable1898
cuddleable1928
1816 L. Hunt Story of Rimini i. 10 A clipsome waist.
1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 722 It may be said of them, ‘with their clipsome waists’, that they belong to the Cockney school.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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