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1. brutish
adjective. ['ˈbruːtɪʃ'] resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.
Etymology
- -ish (English)
- -ish (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brute (English)
- brut (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
Rhymes with Brutish
- kertesz
- rightish
- skittish
- smartish
- soltesz
- whitish
- whitish
How do you pronounce brutish?
Pronounce brutish as ˈbrutɪʃ.
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Sentences with brutish
1. Adjective
When John Hobbes imagined what life would be like without government, he concluded it would be "nasty, brutish, and short."
2. Noun, singular or mass
While banks are not the key reason we no longer rely on horses for transportation or live brutish, short lives, they are critical to both innovation and wealth generation at both a societal and individual level.