brutesome

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English

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Etymology

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From brute +‎ -some.

Adjective

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brutesome (comparative more brutesome, superlative most brutesome)

  1. (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, volumes 11-12, page 257:
      The bull, he is a brutesome beast;
      For humankind he cares the least.

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