They are betting this thuggish regime will survive.
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Thuggish
//ˈθʌɡɪʃ//
Synonyms for "thuggish" (2 found)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kovanaamainen adj (Translations)
French
2 entries- brutal adj (Translations)
- violent adj (Translations)
Polish
2 entries- bandycki adj (Translations)
- chuligański adj (Translations)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult.
Source: wiktionary
We were Jews—and not only were we not inferior to the goyim who beat us at football, but the chances were that because we could not commit our hearts to victory in such a thuggish game, we were superior!
Source: wiktionary
They were a motley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty.
Source: wiktionary
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