brutish
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Their pack is still brutish, highlighted by a punishing takedown of rivals Northampton Saints last month.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It isn’t creedal or expansive, will likely be more brutish and narrow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
But the longed-for comeuppance of the brutish earl is as much an attraction to the series as Ms. Peckham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
He quotes the philosopher Thomas Hobbes that our lives have been “nasty, brutish and short.”
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025
A brutish monster with a pronounced underbite and plates down its spine hurled a wardrobe across the room.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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