brutish
Origin of brutish
1Other words from brutish
- brut·ish·ly, adverb
- brut·ish·ness, noun
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How to use brutish in a sentence
In fact, if we do want to think about differences, we could easily argue that Hitler behaved less brutishly than Putin.
You sink brutishly into an armchair, warm your legs at the fire, and let the leucocytes and phagocytes fight it out.
Shandygaff | Christopher MorleyThe chevalier himself evidently felt some astonishment; he had not expected to find a nature so brutishly ill-conditioned.
Mauprat | George SandHe held his head low and ate brutishly amid dead silence; then he looked up and cursed at them for their sorry mood.
The Gathering of Brother Hilarius | Michael FairlessHe worked best with a bludgeon which, as it did brute's work, might be brutishly handled.
Little Novels of Italy | Maurice Henry Hewlett
The air was hot with acrid odors, pungent and brutishly intoxicating.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Vicente Blasco Ibanez
British Dictionary definitions for brutish
/ (ˈbruːtɪʃ) /
of, relating to, or resembling a brute or brutes; animal
coarse; cruel; stupid
Derived forms of brutish
- brutishly, adverb
- brutishness, noun
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