Dictionary

broilsome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English broil Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English broilsome From broil + -some.

Meanings

1. Marked by broiling or brawling; contentious; rowdy.
   • If a man was broil-some, he was likely to go whole-hog about it, utilizing tire irons and stones and teeth. 2016, John Graves, Hard Scrabble:
   • We think of broilsome Norman lords — and so they were — but in their broilsomeness and insecurity they sought, and even abided by, tenure decisions lent legitimacy by the elevation to the inheritance of one of a finite number of 'rightful' heirs. 1981, Reginald Allen Brown, Proceedings of the Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies: 1980. III:

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broilsomeness