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brutish

 
Dictionary: brut·ish   (brū'tĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or characteristic of a brute.
  2. Crude in feeling or manner.
  3. Sensual; carnal.
  4. Rough; uncivilized: "the Mesabi Iron Range, a brutish stretch of maroon hillocks" (John McCormick).
brutishly brut'ish·ly adv.
brutishness brut'ish·ness n.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  Synonyms: beastly, bestial, brute


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umenneskelig, dyrisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
beestachtig, onbeschaafd

Français (French)
adj. - bestial, de brute, animal, grossier, brutal, ignare, inculte

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bestialisch, viehisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κτηνώδης, ζωώδης

Italiano (Italian)
bestiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - animalesco, bestial

Русский (Russian)
грубый, тупой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bestial, brutal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - djurisk, rå

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
如野兽般的, 粗野的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 如野獸般的, 粗野的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 야만적인, 이성이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けだものような, 残忍な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شرس, , همجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, פראי, אכזרי‬


 
 
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