Broilsome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Marked by broiling or brawling; contentious; rowdy
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From broil + -some.
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