brutish

[ broo-tish ]
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adjective
  1. brutal; cruel.

  2. gross; coarse.

  1. carnal; sensual.

  2. bestial; like an animal.

Origin of brutish

1
First recorded in 1485–95; brute1 + -ish1

Other 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 Morley
  • The chevalier himself evidently felt some astonishment; he had not expected to find a nature so brutishly ill-conditioned.

    Mauprat | George Sand
  • He held his head low and ate brutishly amid dead silence; then he looked up and cursed at them for their sorry mood.

  • He worked best with a bludgeon which, as it did brute's work, might be brutishly handled.

    Little Novels of Italy | Maurice Henry Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for brutish

brutish

/ (ˈbruːtɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a brute or brutes; animal

  2. coarse; cruel; stupid

Derived forms of brutish

  • brutishly, adverb
  • brutishness, noun

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