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brutish

English

Etymology

From brute +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?u?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -u?t??

Adjective

brutish (comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish)

  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute
  2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brutish.

Translations

Further reading

  • brutish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • brutish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • brutish at OneLook Dictionary Search

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atrocious

English

Etymology

From Latin atr?x (cruel, fierce, frightful) +? -ious.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?-tr??-sh?s
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t?????s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??t?o???s/
  • Rhymes: -????s
  • Hyphenation: a?tro?cious

Adjective

atrocious (comparative more atrocious, superlative most atrocious)

  1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
  2. Offensive or heinous.
  3. Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

Derived terms

  • atrociously
  • atrociousness
  • vomitrocious

Related terms

  • atrocity

Translations

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