brutish

adj
/ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/UK

Etymology

From brute + -ish.

  1. derived from *gʷréh₂us — “heavy
  2. derived from brūtus — “dull, stupid, insensible
  3. derived from brut
  4. derived from brut
  5. suffixed as brutish — “brute + ish

Definitions

  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute.

  2. Bestial

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA