growthsome UK /ˈɡɹəʊθsəm/US /ˈɡɹoʊθsəm/ adjective1 •Marked by growth.Intellectually, the four-year-old is in a growthsome age. He learns best from firsthand experience. He is having fun with language and is liable to run out of bounds verbally. — 1962 formsmore growthsome · most growthsome