brutish

adjective

brut·ish ˈbrü-tish How to pronounce brutish (audio)

: resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast

brutish strength

brutish violence

But its skull is curiously brutish, with thickened braincase walls, massive browridges, and evidence of powerful neck muscles. All in all, H. erectus fits the familiar stereotype of the … caveman.

Matt Cartmill

: strongly and grossly sensual

brutish gluttony

He thinks he is a poetic amorist; he is a brutish sensualist.

Stanley Kauffmann

: showing little intelligence or sensibility

a brutish lack of understanding

Life without enlightenment is nasty and brutish, yet it is the natural condition …

Frank Kermode

brutishly adverb

brutishness noun

Example Sentences

She is married to a brutish, drunken slob. as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish

Recent Examples on the Web Daemon, distrusted by many in the King's circle for his brutish tendencies, is currently the commander of the City Watch.

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 For the Biden administration, Saudi Arabia has often been a bad actor, and Crown Prince Mohammed is viewed as a brutish upstart who has been allowed to get away with too many destructive moves.

Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2021 And in the year 1975, the guy who could make audiences believe that the star athlete of that national past-time was someone who was brutish enough to thrive in the rink yet soulful enough to want out — that was Caan.

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Two brutish guards learn the hard way this princess isn’t waiting for a Prince Charming.

Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne.

Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver, 7 June 2022 The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampanò, who ends up killing the only light in her life — the Fool from the high wire — and plunging her into a fatal despair.

Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 May 2022 She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form.

Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022 See More

brutish

adjective

as in brute

having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

noble
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gallant
magnanimous
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great
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of brutish are bestial, brutal, and feral. While all these words mean "characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct," brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct.

brutish stupidity

In some situations, the words bestial and brutish are roughly equivalent. However, bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts.

bestial depravity

The meanings of brutal and brutish largely overlap; however, brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity.

a senseless and brutal war

The words feral and brutish can be used in similar contexts, but feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals.

the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses

单词	brutish
释义	brutish adjective brut·ish ˈbrü-tish 1 : resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast brutish strength brutish violence But its skull is curiously brutish, with thickened braincase walls, massive browridges, and evidence of powerful neck muscles. All in all, H. erectus fits the familiar stereotype of the … caveman. Matt Cartmill 2 a : strongly and grossly sensual brutish gluttony He thinks he is a poetic amorist; he is a brutish sensualist. Stanley Kauffmann b : showing little intelligence or sensibility a brutish lack of understanding Life without enlightenment is nasty and brutish, yet it is the natural condition … Frank Kermode brutishly adverb brutishness noun Synonyms animalistic beastly bestial brutal brute feral ferine subhuman swinish See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She is married to a brutish, drunken slob. as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish Recent Examples on the Web Daemon, distrusted by many in the King's circle for his brutish tendencies, is currently the commander of the City Watch. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 For the Biden administration, Saudi Arabia has often been a bad actor, and Crown Prince Mohammed is viewed as a brutish upstart who has been allowed to get away with too many destructive moves. Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2021 And in the year 1975, the guy who could make audiences believe that the star athlete of that national past-time was someone who was brutish enough to thrive in the rink yet soulful enough to want out — that was Caan. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Two brutish guards learn the hard way this princess isn’t waiting for a Prince Charming. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver, 7 June 2022 The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampanò, who ends up killing the only light in her life — the Fool from the high wire — and plunging her into a fatal despair. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 May 2022 She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition brutish adjective brut·ish ˈbrü-tish : being unfeeling and stupid brutish adjective as in brute having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brute brutal feral animalistic savage bestial beastly cruel subhuman vicious animal swinish crass ferine sensual physical coarse sadistic barbaric rude barbarous vulgar corporeal heartless uncouth carnal corporal inhumane crude uncultured bodily wanton unrefined fleshly ill-bred gross uncultivated lowbred Antonyms & Near Antonyms noble chivalrous sublime gallant magnanimous lofty great high angelic lordly high-minded benevolent elevated spiritual softhearted angelical kindhearted kind compassionate tenderhearted genteel benignant beneficent kindly greathearted good-hearted cultured refined polished cultivated well-bred See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of brutish are bestial, brutal, and feral. While all these words mean "characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct," brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity In some situations, the words bestial and brutish are roughly equivalent. However, bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity The meanings of brutal and brutish largely overlap; however, brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war The words feral and brutish can be used in similar contexts, but feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses
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brutish

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