brutesome
English
Etymology
From brute + -some.
Adjective
brutesome (comparative more brutesome, superlative most brutesome)
- (rare) Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness
- 1925, Albert Payson Terhune, Najib, page 230:
- Or if the pasha of that pashalik is a brutesome man, will not he cast those poor fellaheen into the prison and beseize their goods?
- 1989, Rangelands, volume 11-12, page 257:
- The bull, he is a brutesome beast;
For humankind he cares the least.
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Synonyms
- brutish