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How to pronounce brutish in English?

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Synonyms beastly, bestial, brutal, brute


a dull and brutish man.

Examples of brutish

brutish
The life of MIA's new video seems destined to be a nasty, brutish and short one.
From the guardian.co.uk
North Korea-an isolated, brutish, pariah state-is more than just an anachronism.
From the lightbox.time.com
His second ball is a brutish leg-cutting lifter that beats the fencing Dilshan.
From the guardian.co.uk
Gone are brutish 1950s additions that pushed from the flanks of the front facade.
From the sfgate.com
It still has an old-school live rear axle, which is cheap to produce but brutish.
From the bloomberg.com
The latest crackdown has been brutish even by Mr Lukashenka's dismal standards.
From the economist.com
It was a notably short and brutish victory for Serena, taking just 77 minutes.
From the guardian.co.uk
For all but a pampered and lucky few life really is nasty, brutish, and short.
From the theatlantic.com
Letitia Lange aptly conveys Kaja's trembling adoration of the brutish builder.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Beastly: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
  • (brutishly) bestially: in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
  • Of, or in the manner of a brute; Bestial; lacking human sensibility
  • (brutishness) The characteristic of being brutish