Characterized by brawling; inclined toward fighting or quarreling; rowdy and turbulent.
Formed by combining 'brawl' with the suffix '-some' (meaning 'characterized by' or 'full of'), creating an adjective like 'quarrelsome' or 'troublesome.'
The '-some' suffix is how English creates adjectives meaning 'full of' that quality—so a 'brawlsome' tavern is full of fighting, just like a 'fearsome' enemy is full of fear.
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