brutishly

adverb

Definition of brutishlynext
as in savagely

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  1. savagely
  2. viciously
  3. abusively
  4. ruthlessly
  5. inhumanly
  6. mercilessly
  7. pitilessly
  8. tyrannically
Adverb
  • In the ensuing pile-on, both were savagely harassed across social media platforms, with groypers even calling for them to be doxxed.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This anecdote is delivered in song, which somehow makes the humiliation worse — and more savagely humorous.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of savagely
Adverb
  • Then a month later, Darryl was viciously attacked by an inmate.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Poor Melanie is swarmed and viciously attacked until Mitch comes to her rescue in a scene that is visceral and frightening.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of viciously
Adverb
  • Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of abusively
Adverb
  • This notorious commercial entity, a precursor of the global corporations of today and big enough to command its own army, ruthlessly exploited foreign resources, human and material.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The garment industry is ruthlessly competitive and manufacturers fear that any rise in costs or supply disruption could see orders shift to rival Vietnam, Cambodia, or Pakistan.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruthlessly
Adverb
  • For her next project, she’s headed as far from there as humanly (or inhumanly) possible.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
Definition of inhumanly
Adverb
  • But at least for now, the blue tsunami has forced the man who mercilessly bullied his way through the last two years to do what all bullies do when confronted with a united opposition.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Lifelong Republicans who didn’t fall in line were mercilessly attacked.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of mercilessly
Adverb
  • The season finale brings the various strands of the story together elegantly and a bit pitilessly, too, as the body count continues to rise and the struggle for survival grows genuinely desperate.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitilessly
Adverb
  • But his voice tyrannically resounds with sadistic orders and conservative cultural commentary during the second-act flashback scene, in which a fateful day on the set of the show changes the lives of Ronika and Blair.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Gulliver’s third voyage takes him to the flying island of Laputa, which rules tyrannically over several territories situated below.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tyrannically
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