brutesome

English

Etymology

From brute +‎ -some.

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• brutish