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adjective
- 1. characterized by violent behaviour, especially of a criminal nature: "thuggish organized crime gangs"
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Thuggish means acting in a violent way, or looking violent. Learn how to use this informal adjective with sentences and synonyms, and see translations in Chinese and other languages.
noun. ˈthəg. plural thugs. Synonyms of thug. 1. see usage paragraph below : a violent or brutish criminal or bully. a brutal thug. a gang of thugs. … in American History X, Norton … plays a vicious young Venice Beach thug, a racist skinhead with … a thick black swastika tattooed over one bulging pec, and a gleam of murder in his eye.
Define thuggish. thuggish synonyms, thuggish pronunciation, thuggish translation, English dictionary definition of thuggish. n. 1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum. 2. also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in...
Definition of thuggish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as thuggish, you mean they behave in a violent,.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Aug 19, 2024 · thuggish (comparative more thuggish, superlative most thuggish) (derogatory) Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating. Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English thug‧gish /ˈθʌɡɪʃ/ adjective thuggish behaviour is violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others Examples from the Corpus thuggish • There was nothing thuggish about him but he looked like a gymnast.
