Thuggish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθʌɡɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thuggish is an adjective meaning (derogatory) Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
Meaning
(derogatory) Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).
Example Sentences
Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult.
There are not wanting in this Christian land The breast remorseless and the Thuggish hand,
It is there in the rabid ideology underpinning Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) thuggish assault on immigrants in Minneapolis.
He said gardaí had responded professionally to “thuggish violence” in the area and those arrested would be “charged, named and dealt with relentlessly” by the criminal justice system.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rugged, hooliganistic, ruffianish, ruffianly, fierce, bullyish.
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