Harrisome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness
"He never had to fight in a foreign war, but what he had to deal with in the turf fights with Spanish people and with Blacks proved every bit as harrisome as Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal."
Example
More examples"He never had to fight in a foreign war, but what he had to deal with in the turf fights with Spanish people and with Blacks proved every bit as harrisome as Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal."
Etymology
From harry + -some.
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