Brutish

Synonyms for "brutish" (95 found)

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Related word relations

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

23 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • животински adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)
  • зверски adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • скотски adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)

Danish

2 entries
  • brutal adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • dyrisk adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)

German

3 entries
  • bestial adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • bestialisch adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • brutal adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • bunkó adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)
  • bunkó adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • állatias adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)

Irish

4 entries
  • ainmhíoch adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • brúidiúil adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)
  • brúidiúil adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • brútach adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • brùideil adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)
  • brùideil adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)

Spanish

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  • cafre adj (Of, or in the manner of a brute)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bestialisk adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • brutal adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • djurisk adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)
  • adj (Bestial; lacking human sensibility)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of Warre, where every man is Enemy to every man; the same is consequent to the time, wherein men live without other security, than what their own strength, and their own invention shall furnish them withall. In such condition, there is no place for Industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain; and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodious Building; no Instruments of moving, and removing such things as require much force; no Knowledge of the face of the Earth; no account of Time; no Arts; no Letters; no Society; and which is worst of all, continuall feare, and danger of violent death; And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short.

Source: tatoeba (907680)

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

Source: tatoeba (5030561)

He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways.

Source: tatoeba (6310055)

He's a brutish, wicked man.

Source: tatoeba (13289386)

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