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brut⋅ish

  [broo-tish]
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–adjective
1. brutal; cruel.
2. gross; coarse.
3. carnal; sensual.
4. uncivilized.
5. bestial; like an animal.
Origin:
1485–95; brute 1 + -ish 1

Related forms:
brut⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
brut⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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brut·ish   (brōō'tĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Of or characteristic of a brute.

  2. Crude in feeling or manner.

  3. Sensual; carnal.

  4. Rough; uncivilized: "the Mesabi Iron Range, a brutish stretch of maroon hillocks" (John McCormick).

brut'ish·ly adv., brut'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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