as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish
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With her nerves already on edge, Blanche is further startled by the arrival of her brother-in-law Stanley, a brutish drunk who has bulldozed his way into Stella’s heart.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
This disheartening reality augurs a future in which the prosperity of a few affluent enclaves depends in part on the rest of the globe becoming ever more nasty, brutish, and hot.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The dark and handsome Marinelli underwent a complete transformation, to play the brutish, balding Mussolini.
—Gianmaria Tammaro, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Drawn with a spidery expressionistic line and featuring a cast of characters including the neurotic Bernard, brutish Huey and the graceful Dancer, the strip satirized social and political issues and gave voice to liberal humanist views during the culturally conservative 1950s.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
This disheartening reality augurs a future in which the prosperity of a few affluent enclaves depends in part on the rest of the globe becoming ever more nasty, brutish, and hot.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The dark and handsome Marinelli underwent a complete transformation, to play the brutish, balding Mussolini.
—Gianmaria Tammaro, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Drawn with a spidery expressionistic line and featuring a cast of characters including the neurotic Bernard, brutish Huey and the graceful Dancer, the strip satirized social and political issues and gave voice to liberal humanist views during the culturally conservative 1950s.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Brutish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brutish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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