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—brutishly, adv. —brutishness, n./brooh"tish/, adj.1. brutal; cruel.2. gross; coarse.3. carnal; sensual.4. uncivilized.5. bestial; like an animal.[1485-95; BRUTE1 + -ISH1]
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Brutish — Bru tish, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. [1913 Webster] O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise. Leigh Hunt. [1913 Webster] Man may … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brutish — index brutal, caitiff, cold blooded, malignant, relentless, ruthless, uncouth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
brutish — 1530s, pertaining to animals, from BRUTE (Cf. brute). In reference to human brutes, from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
brutish — *brutal, brute, bestial, beastly, feral Analogous words: dull, dense, crass, *stupid: sluggish, comatose, *lethargic: stolid, *impassive, apathetic Contrasted words: *intelligent, alert, quick witted: responsive, sensitive, impressionable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
brutish — [bro͞ot′ish] adj. of or like a brute; savage, gross, stupid, sensual, irrational, etc. brutishly adv. brutishness n … English World dictionary
brutish — adjective Date: 1534 1. resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast < lived a short and brutish life as a slave > 2. a. strongly and grossly sensual < brutish gluttony > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
brutish — [[t]bru͟ːtɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised. The man was brutish and coarse. ...brutish bullying … English dictionary
brutish — brut|ish [ brutıʃ ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) violent and cruel: He was brutish and rough, and he terrified his opponents. 2. ) lacking intelligence or other signs of being human … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brutish — brute ► NOUN 1) a violent or savage person or animal. 2) informal a cruel or insensitive person. ► ADJECTIVE 1) unreasoning and animal like. 2) merely physical. 3) harsh or inescapable. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
brutish — adjective resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility beastly desires a bestial nature brute force a dull and brutish man bestial treatment of prisoners • Syn: ↑beastly, ↑bestial, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Brutish Mine — Infobox VG| title = Brutish Mine developer = Illusion publisher = Illusion released = September 14, 2000 genre = Eroge, RPG modes = Single player platforms = Microsoft Windows media = DVD CD requirements = 95/98/2000 500MHz Processor, 128 MB RAM… … Wikipedia