- brutishly
- adverb see brutish
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brutishly
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Brutishly — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brutishly — See brutish. * * * … Universalium
brutishly — adverb In a brutish manner … Wiktionary
brutishly — adv. cruelly; in an uncouth manner, vulgarly, savagely … English contemporary dictionary
brutishly — brut·ish·ly … English syllables
brutishly — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑bestially, ↑in a beastly manner • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish, ↑bestial (for: ↑bestially) … Useful english dictionary
brutish — 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] * * * … Universalium
bestially — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑brutishly, ↑in a beastly manner • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish (for: ↑brutishly), ↑bestial … Useful english dictionary
in a beastly manner — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑bestially, ↑brutishly • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish (for: ↑brutishly), ↑bestial … Useful english 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
