harrisome

adj

Etymology

From harry + -some.

  1. derived from *koryos
  2. inherited from *harjōną
  3. inherited from *harjōn
  4. inherited from herġian
  5. inherited from herien
  6. suffixed as harrisome — “harry + some

Definitions

  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.
    • It was, H. L. Mencken opined, “the stupidest and most harrisome ever heard of ... a convention of country postmasters, federal marshals and receivers in bankruptcy. [...]”

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