thuggish

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

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).

Similar words

thuglike thuggy rugged hooliganistic ruffianish ruffianly fierce bullyish ruffianlike gangsterlike

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