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brutishly

/ˈbɹutɪʃli/ adv

In a brutish manner.

Word Origin Brutishly comes from 'brutish', which adds '-ish' to 'brute' — from Latin 'brutus' meaning heavy, dull, stupid. The idea is behaving like a brute, in a coarse, savage manner. The same root gives us brutal, brutality, and even the name Brutus (the Roman who was seen as heavy and unyielding).

adv In a brutish manner.

He brutishly shoved his way through the crowd without regard for others.

(副词) 野蛮地

他野蛮地推搡着穿过人群，毫不顾及他人。

(adverbio) brutalmente; bestialmente; tosca/ásperamente; groseramente [De manera brutal o bestial.]

Avanzó brutalmente entre la multitud sin importarle los demás.

(adverbe) brutalement; bestialement; comme une brute; sauvagement [De manière brutale, grossière et bestiale, sans aucune finesse ni considération.]

Il a foncé brutalement à travers la foule sans aucun égard pour les autres.

(Adverb) brutal; roh; tierisch [**brutishly** (Adv.) – auf brutale, rohe oder unzivilisierte Weise; ohne Rücksicht auf andere.]

Er drängte sich **brutishly** durch die Menge, ohne auf andere zu achten.

(副詞) 粗暴に、獣のように、乱暴に。

彼は周囲への配慮もなく、粗暴に人込みの中を押し分けて進んだ。

(advérbio) brutalmente; bestialmente; selvagemente; grosseiramente [De maneira brutal; bestialmente.]

Ele avançou brutalmente pela multidão, empurrando os outros sem se importar.

Synonyms: brutally coarsely roughly savagely crudely inhumanely barbarically boorishly Antonyms: gently kindly humanely politely
Word parts: brut + ish + ly

Related words

brutal brutality brutalize brutalization brutally brutalism

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