Brutish

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  • adjective. Of or characteristic of a brute.
  • adjective. Crude in feeling or manner.
  • adjective. Sensual; carnal.
  • adjective. Rough; uncivilized.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a brute or brutes.
  • Like a brute; characteristic of brutes.
  • Gross; carnal; bestial.
  • Uncultured; unrefined; ignorant; stupid; insensible.
  • Synonyms Brutal, Beastly, etc. (see brute), dull, barbarous, animal, sensual.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, or in the manner of a brute
  • adjective. Bestial; lacking human sensibility
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  • Word Usage
    "II. vii.66 (269,8) [As sensual as the brutish sting] Though the _brutish sting_ is capable of a sense not inconvenient in this passage, yet as it is a harsh and unusual mode of speech, I should read the"
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