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ruttish

[ ruht-ish ]
/ ˈrʌt ɪʃ /
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adjective

salacious; lustful.

Words related to ruttish

amorous, carnal, concupiscent, dissolute, fulsome, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libertine, libidinous, passionate, prurient, randy, salacious, wanton, aphrodisiacal, itching, lickerish

Words nearby ruttish

rutin, rutland, rutlandshire, rutledge, rutter, ruttish, rutty, ruvo kale, ruvuma, ruwenzori, ruysch's membrane

Origin of ruttish

First recorded in 1595–1605; rut2 + -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM ruttish

rut·tish·ly, adverbrut·tish·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for ruttish

ruttish
/ (ˈrʌtɪʃ) /

adjective

(of an animal) in a condition of rut
lascivious or salacious

Derived forms of ruttish

ruttishly, adverbruttishness, noun
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