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bravesome

bravesome adjective: characterised or marked by bravery; courageous.

Adjective

bravesome (comparative more bravesome, superlative most bravesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by bravery; courageous.
    • Christopher, thy strength I know, / And thy bravesome daring, / And that o'er this foaming flow / Daily art thou bearing / Men who weary ways have trod; [...]1900, The Irish Monthly, volume 28, page 627
    • Young soldier from the wars, / Bravesome and glad, / The country sun and showers' / Boldness he had.1917, Agnes Grozier Herberlson: The Sun: Vol. III No. 925, Blind

Forms of bravesome

comparativemore bravesome
superlativemost bravesome

Origin of bravesome

From brave + -some.

Questions about bravesome

What does bravesome mean?
Bravesome means characterised or marked by bravery; courageous.
What part of speech is bravesome?
Bravesome is an adjective.

Words near bravesome in the dictionary

  1. Bravermans
  2. bravers
  3. bravery
  4. braves
  5. braves out
  6. bravesome
  7. bravest
  8. bravi
  9. braving
  10. braving out
  11. bravingly

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