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Meaning of 'brutish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brutish [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.

Meaning of 'brutish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brutish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Example in sentence:
  • a bestial nature;
  • a dull and brutish man;
  • beastly desires;
  • bestial treatment of prisoners;
  • brute force

Nearby Words:

bruang brucine brucite bruckeled bruh bruin bruise bruised bruiser bruisewort

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