grapplesome

English

Etymology

From grapple +‎ -some.

Adjective

grapplesome (comparative more grapplesome, superlative most grapplesome)

1. Characterised or marked by grappling
   • 1968, LIFE - Vol. 65, No. 21: Evolution Revolution in Arkansas:

     Tossing off malefactor, mausoleum and monarch with ready dispatch, Bierce soon came hand‐to‐paw with one of the most grapplesome words of his time, the ostensibly innocuous noun monkey.