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brutish

[broo-tish] / ˈbru tɪʃ /
























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In both movies, Mr. Duvall is somehow funny and brutish at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“It could make life less nasty, less brutish, and less short—and less hard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Sean Duffy is fighting an American air travel future that is nasty, brutish, and severely delayed.

From Slate • May 16, 2025

Ali, a massive underdog, had cast himself as the charismatic good guy and Foreman the brutish villain.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

Tobias sees me coming, and I can see the sneer on his pale brutish face.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh