loonsome adjective2 •lonesomeThere they sat, with their "heads bowed down like the loonsome bulrush," as Uncle Billy poetically expressed it, weeping over their sins, as he thought, but the wicked creatures were laughing. — 1859 •Characteristic of a loon or marked by looninessHi everyone, Had a lovlerley ubberley weekend-filled with much loonsome dancing and merriment. — 2007 formsmore loonsome · most loonsome