- Of or characteristic of a brute.
- Crude in feeling or manner.
- Sensual; carnal.
- Rough; uncivilized: "the Mesabi Iron Range, a brutish stretch of maroon hillocks" (John McCormick).
brutishness brut'ish·ness n.
Dictionary:
brut·ish (brū'tĭsh) ![]() |
| WordNet: brutish |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Synonyms: beastly, bestial, brute
| Translations: Brutish |
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
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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