brutish

brut·ish

 (bro͞o′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.
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brutish

(ˈbruːtɪʃ)
adj
1. of, relating to, or resembling a brute or brutes; animal
2. coarse; cruel; stupid
ˈbrutishly adv
ˈbrutishness n
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brut•ish

(ˈbru tɪʃ)

adj.
1. brutal; cruel.
2. gross; coarse.
3. carnal; sensual.
4. uncivilized.
5. bestial; like an animal.
[1485–95]
brut′ish•ly, adv.
brut′ish•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.brutish - resembling a beastbrutish - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
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brutish

adjective coarse, stupid, gross, cruel, savage, crude, vulgar, barbarian, crass, boorish, uncouth, loutish, subhuman, swinish The man was brutish and coarse.
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Translations
مائِلٌ إلى الوَحْشِيَّه
brutálníhrubý
brutal
brutalrohbestialbestialisch
bruto
abrutiabrutir
dÿrslegur; hrottalegur
hayvan gibihayvanca
畜生般的野蛮的

brutish

[ˈbruːtɪʃ] ADJbruto
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brutish

[ˈbruːtɪʃ] adjgrossier/ière, brutal(e)
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brutish

adj person, behaviourviehisch, brutal
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brutish

[ˈbruːtɪʃ] adjda bruto
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brute

(bruːt) noun
1. an animal other than man. My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; (also adjective) brute force.
2. a cruel person.
ˈbrutal adjective
very cruel or severe. a brutal beating.
bruˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun
ˈbrutish adjective
of, or like, a brute. brutish manners.
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