Meanings
comparative more brutesome · superlative most brutesome
- 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 2571 more example
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 230Synonyms: brutish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.
Origin
- Englishbrute
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Germanic*samaz
- Englishbrutesome
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