Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brutesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brute-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.

Example Sentences

"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?"
"The bull, he is a brutesome beast; For humankind he cares the least."

Etymology

Etymology tree English brute Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English brutesome From brute + -some.

Inflected Forms

more brutesome (comparative) most brutesome (superlative)

Synonyms

brutish

Questions

What does brutesome mean?: Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.
Where does brutesome come from?: Etymology tree English brute Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English brutesome From brute + -some.

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