somesuch

English

Alternative forms

• some such

Etymology

From some ‎ such.

Adjective

somesuch (not comparable)

1. Of the same or similar kind.

   Synonym: suchlike

   • 1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed.

     the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.

Pronoun

somesuch

1. Other things of the same kind or type.

   Synonym: suchlike

   • 1955, Wilma Dykeman, The French Broad:

     I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now.

Usage notes

• This spelling seems to occur in less than five percent of the usage. For example, the 1816 edition of Johnson above is the sole edition of his works that shows that spelling in that passage.

Anagrams

• smouches