brutish

brut·ish

adjective \ˈbrü-tish\

Definition of BRUTISH

1

: resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast <lived a short and brutish life as a slave>

2

a : strongly and grossly sensual <brutish gluttony>

b : showing little intelligence or sensibility <a brutish lack of understanding>

— brut·ish·ly adverb

— brut·ish·ness noun

Examples of BRUTISH

1. She is married to a brutish, drunken slob.
2. <as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish>

First Known Use of BRUTISH

1534

Related to BRUTISH

Synonyms

animalistic, beastly, brutal, brute, bestial, feral, ferine, subhuman, swinish

Related Words

animal, bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, sensual; barbaric, barbarous, cruel, heartless, inhumane, sadistic, savage, vicious, wanton; coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, lowbred, rude, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unrefined, vulgar

Near Antonyms

chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lofty, lordly, magnanimous, noble, sublime; angelic (or angelical), spiritual; beneficent, benevolent, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, softhearted, tenderhearted; cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, well-bred

See Synonym Discussion at brutal

Rhymes with BRUTISH

Jutish