bravesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by bravery; courageous.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivebravesome (comparative more bravesome, superlative most bravesome)

comparative more bravesome · superlative most bravesome

  1. Characterised or marked by bravery; courageous.

    The three bravesome guys were searching for clues in the empty base.

    2013, jasonmerc, Half Life: Evil Upraising 4
    2 more examples

    Christopher, thy strength I know, / And thy bravesome daring, / And that o'er this foaming flow / Daily art thou bearing / Men who weary ways have trod; [...]

    1900, The Irish Monthly, volume 28, page 627

    Young soldier from the wars, / Bravesome and glad, / The country sun and showers' / Boldness he had.

    1917, Agnes Grozier Herberlson: The Sun: Vol. III No. 925, Blind

Origin

  1. Englishbrave
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishbravesome

From brave + -some.

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Chicago

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