bonhomous
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English
Etymology
From bonhom(ie) + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bonhomous (comparative more bonhomous, superlative most bonhomous)
- Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 350:
- Ortiz, the burly, bonhomous bar-keeper with the hooked, prize-fighter nose […], epitomised the pied noir with his emotional vehemence.