broilsome

English

Alternative forms

• broil-some

Etymology

From broil +‎ -some.

Adjective

broilsome (comparative more broilsome, superlative most broilsome)

1. Marked by broiling or brawling; contentious; rowdy
   • 1981, Reginald Allen Brown, Proceedings of the Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies: 1980. III:

     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.

   • 2016, John Graves, Hard Scrabble:

     If a man was broil-some, he was likely to go whole-hog about it, utilizing tire irons and stones and teeth.

Derived terms

• broilsomeness