loutsome

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English

Etymology

From lout +‎ -some.

Adjective

loutsome (comparative more loutsome, superlative most loutsome)

  1. Characteristic or typical of a lout
    • 1905, Thomas Power O'Connor, Holbrook Jackson, T. P.'s Weekly - Volume 6:
      I am at a loss to know what I shall do for spills when she marries the loutsome young hobbledehoy.
    • 2006, Captain H. Raymond Smith, A soldiers Diary:
      They were a loutsome source of irritation and responsible for much septic poisoning.