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What does the adjective brutish mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective brutish, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. brutish has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (mid 1500s) weather (late 1500s)
brutish (adjective) brutish / ˈ bruːtɪʃ/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of BRUTISH. [more brutish; most brutish] : cruel, violent, and stupid : resembling or suggesting a beast. She is married to a brutish, drunken slob. brutish behavior.
II. [בָּעַר] verb denominative be brutish — Qal Imperfect יִבְעֲרוּ Jeremiah 10:8 ("" יכסלו) be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive; compare Participle plural בֹּעֲרִים Psalm 94:8 ("" כסילים); of inhuman, cruel, barbarous men Ezekiel 21:36.
BRUTISH translate: 野蠻的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
The proverb, "No fool like the learned fool," is especially true of the ignorance of the unbelievers of the Scriptures. Their obj ections to the Bible, as a rule, are utterly ridiculous. The word is occasionally used in the sense of thoughtless ignorance. Brutish counsel is counsel that is foolish, unreasonable (Isaiah 19:11).
What's the origin of the phrase 'Nasty, brutish and short'? ‘Nasty, brutish and short’ is a quotation from Thomas Hobbes’ book Leviathan, 1651 – not a firm of particularly unpleasant lawyers as some wags have suggested. The fuller quotation of this phrase is even less appealing – “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”.
Jun 16, 2024 · brutish ( comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish) Of, or in the manner of a brute. Bestial; lacking human sensibility.
