Definition of: brutish

(br′tish) adjective
1. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling brutes.
2. Stupid; irrational; sensual; gross.
—brut′·ish·ly adverb
—brut′ish·ness, brut′ism noun Synonyms: animal, base, beastly, bestial, brutal, brute, carnal, coarse, ignorant, imbruted, insensible, lascivious, sensual, sottish, stolid, stupid, swinish, unintellectual, unspiritual, vile. A brutish man simply follows his animal instincts, without special inclination to do harm; the brutal have always a spirit of malice and cruelty. Brute or animal simply indicates what a brute or an animal might possess; animal leans more to the side of sensuality, brute to that of force, as appears in the familiar phrase “brute force.” Hunger is an animal appetite; a brute impulse may prompt one to strike a blow in anger. Bestial implies an intensified and degrading animalism. Beastly refers largely to the outward and visible consequences of excess; as, beastly drunkenness. Compare ANIMAL. Antonyms: elevated, enlightened, exalted, grand, great, humane, intellectual, intelligent, noble, refined, spiritual.