brutesome

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adjective

Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.

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adjectivebrutesome (comparative more brutesome, superlative most brutesome)

comparative more brutesome · superlative most brutesome

  1. rareCharacteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.

    The bull, he is a brutesome beast; For humankind he cares the least.

    1989, Rangelands, volumes 11-12, page 257
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    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?

    1925, Albert Payson Terhune, Najib, page 230

    Synonyms: brutish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.

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Origin

  1. Englishbrute
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishbrutesome

From brute + -some.

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brutesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutesome

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Chicago

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