What does harrisome mean?
Harrisome means Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness.
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.
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. [...]”
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Harrisome means Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness.
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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.
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