Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute.

    brutal

  2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility.

    bestial, bestialisch

    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Examples

2 sentences
  1. He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways.

  2. He's a brutish, wicked man.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Of, or in the manner of a brute:
Bestial; lacking human sensibility:

Forms

more brutish, most brutish
Comparativemore brutish Lesson
Superlativemost brutish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

33 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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