fightsome

English

Etymology

From fight +‎ -some.

Adjective

fightsome (comparative more fightsome, superlative most fightsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by fighting; possessing a fighting spirit or tendency.
    Synonym: fighty
    • 2018, original ?, Sir Thomas Mallory, Mark Twain, Howard Pyle, Tales of King Arthur and His Knights:
      Marry him, lady, 'tis a fightsome lad!
    • 1979, Harriet Robey, Bay View: A Summer Portrait, page 26:
      Out of a deprived and fatherless childhood the feisty child grew to be a “fightsome” man, with every obstacle giving him greater determination to win.
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