half-brigandish

Updated: June 9, 2025

He had a pale skin, his fingers, were long and bony, and he rode dexterously in and out, among the tree boles, with his hat in his hand. His horse was as black as himself, and, together, they made a half-brigandish, half-satanic appearance. I reined in sharply, when I saw this person, and he looked at me like the evil-eye, through his great owlish orbs.

George Alfred Townsend - Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,: and His Romaunt Abroad During the War