brawnsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From brawn + -some.
Meanings
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(rare) Characterised by brawn (i.e. physical strength, muscularity).
[…] was one of the loveliest little ladies that ever came out of a country which produces bonny lasses with apparently as much ease and certainty as it puts forth brawnsome and good-looking, if slightly appetiteful, laddies.
1925, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 198, page 150:If a Giant had spawned a brawnsome brat […]
2012, Simon Raven, September Castle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most brawnsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more brawnsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |