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brutesome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English brute 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 brutesome From brute + -some.

Meanings

1. (rare) Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.
   • 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:
   • The bull, he is a brutesome beast; For humankind he cares the least. 1989, Rangelands, volumes 11-12, page 257:

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Synonyms

brutish