Meaning of broilsome | Babel Free

Definitions

Marked by broiling or brawling; contentious; rowdy

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.”

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

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