Brutishly

Brutishly
Brutish Bru"tish, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. [1913 Webster]

O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise. --Leigh Hunt. [1913 Webster]

Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial. [1913 Webster] -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • brutishly — See brutish. * * * …   Universalium

  • brutishly — adverb In a brutish manner …   Wiktionary

  • brutishly — adv. cruelly; in an uncouth manner, vulgarly, savagely …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brutishly — brut·ish·ly …   English syllables

  • brutishly — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑bestially, ↑in a beastly manner • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish, ↑bestial (for: ↑bestially) …   Useful english dictionary

  • brutish — brutishly, adv. brutishness, n. /brooh tish/, adj. 1. brutal; cruel. 2. gross; coarse. 3. carnal; sensual. 4. uncivilized. 5. bestial; like an animal. [1485 95; BRUTE1 + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • bestially — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑brutishly, ↑in a beastly manner • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish (for: ↑brutishly), ↑bestial …   Useful english dictionary

  • in a beastly manner — adverb in an inhumane manner she treated her husband bestially • Syn: ↑bestially, ↑brutishly • Derived from adjective: ↑brutish (for: ↑brutishly), ↑bestial …   Useful english dictionary

  • brutish — adjective Date: 1534 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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