brutish

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BRU'TISH, adjective Like a brute or beast; as a brutish form. 1. Insensible; stupid; as brutish men. 2. Unfeeling; savage; ferocious; brutal. 3. Gross; carnal; bestial. 4. Ignorant; uncivilized; untaught.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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