brutish
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brutish
- /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ UK
Rhymes with -uːtɪʃ
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
English brute
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English brutish
From brute + -ish.
adjective more brutish · most brutish
- Of, or in the manner of a brute.
- Bestial; lacking human sensibility. And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers.
