probesome

English

Alternative forms
  • probe-some

Etymology

From probe +‎ -some.

Adjective

probesome (comparative more probesome, superlative most probesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by probing; apt to probe
    • 1826, The Great Unknown; a Mystery:
      Powder and pomatum hush it,— So cautiously must the thing be watched, Least, probesome, it should strike too deep!
    • 2014, Jules Howard, Sex on Earth:
      The theory makes total sense: the more probe-some a male duck is with his penis, the more parasites he is likely to pick up, ergo the more parasitised is his pecker.
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