"brutish" meaning in English

See brutish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brutish.wav Forms: more brutish [comparative], most brutish [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːtɪʃ Etymology: From brute + -ish. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{suffix|en|brute|ish}} brute + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} brutish (comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish)
  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute Translations (Of, or in the manner of a brute): животински (životinski) (Bulgarian), dyrisk (Danish), brutal (German), bunkó (Hungarian), brúidiúil (Irish), brùideil (Scottish Gaelic), cafre (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brutish-en-adj-NbRRhaFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Of, or in the manner of a brute': 97 3
  2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility Categories (topical): Personality Translations (Bestial; lacking human sensibility): зверски (zverski) (Bulgarian), скотски (skotski) (Bulgarian), brutal (Danish), bestial (German), bestialisch (German), bunkó (Hungarian), állatias (Hungarian), brúidiúil (Irish), brútach (Irish), ainmhíoch (Irish), madrúil (Irish), brùideil (Scottish Gaelic), (Swedish), bestialisk (Swedish), brutal (Swedish), djurisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brutish-en-adj-FuO~43~C Disambiguation of Personality: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'Bestial; lacking human sensibility': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brutishly, brutishness, unbrutish
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      "sense": "Of, or in the manner of a brute",
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      "sense": "Of, or in the manner of a brute",
      "word": "brúidiúil"
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      "sense": "Of, or in the manner of a brute",
      "word": "brùideil"
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      "sense": "Of, or in the manner of a brute",
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      "word": "зверски"
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      "word": "bunkó"
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