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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Recent Examples of brutish
The first 54 holes at Palmer’s brutish layout proved those off their game will be exposed.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
But there’s nothing truly masculine about these brutish low-lifes who oppose everything that makes for responsible manhood.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Singing the role of Galatea is soprano Nola Richardson, with tenor James Reese at her side as Acis and bass-baritone Douglas Ray Williams as the brutish Polyphemus.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
By the end of the film, Olga is just one more farmer stoically toiling the land in the way that her brutish neighbors have for centuries.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
But there’s nothing truly masculine about these brutish low-lifes who oppose everything that makes for responsible manhood.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Singing the role of Galatea is soprano Nola Richardson, with tenor James Reese at her side as Acis and bass-baritone Douglas Ray Williams as the brutish Polyphemus.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
By the end of the film, Olga is just one more farmer stoically toiling the land in the way that her brutish neighbors have for centuries.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brutish
Adjective
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Forces allied with the government and armed civilians responded with brute force.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The Pistons are young, competitive, brute, have already formed one of the league’s most in-your-face identities and now have experience, too.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Bruno Silva via first-round KO This finish was absolutely brutal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Brutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brutish. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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