adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a brutish manner.

Adverb

1. 1
   in the manner of a beast wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

atrociouslybestiallybrutelycruellyferociouslyin a beastly manner

Example

More examples

"I am so brutishly fast, that I was already there before I ran at all."

Etymology

From brutish + -ly.

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