harrisome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From harry +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

harrisome (comparative more harrisome, superlative most harrisome)

  1. Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness
    • 2014, Howard Gordon, Cry Heaven, Cry Hell:
      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.
    • 2015, Axel Madsen, Gloria and Joe:
      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. [...]”