Caponesque

English Alternative forms en caponesque Etymology From en Capone esque, after Al Capone. Adjective Having a similarity to Al Capone. en 1969 How Could She Do That?: A Study of the Female Criminal Edith De Rham 212 it seems that Bimbo had accused Nickolas of using Caponesque methods in an effort to usurp his kingdom, which included some 300,000 subjects in the United States at the time. en 1978 '37-'39: Last Look Round Kate Caffrey 16 a Caponesque terrorism with a tawdry kind of glamour, a meretricious appeal. en 2022 The Way It Was: Life in Elizabeth's Britain, 1952–79 Matthew Engel It is fair to say that those drawn to the paramilitaries shared a mixture of some or all of these characteristics: idealism, initiative, thrill-seeking, bravery, an urge to emulate their forebears, ruthlessness, Caponesque gangsterism, vindictiveness and psychopathy.·