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Thuggish
adjective
/ˈθʌɡɪʃ/
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
adjective
Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
"Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult."
2.
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or Thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).
Synonyms
thuglike
thuggy
rugged
hooliganistic
ruffianish
ruffianly
fierce
bullyish
ruffianlike
gangsterlike
bullylike
pugnatious
Rhymes With
sluggish
priggish
jiggish
niggish
piggish
biggish
riggish
muggish
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