definitions

ruttish

[ ruht-ish ]
/ ˈrʌt ɪʃ /
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adjective

salacious; lustful.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

rutledge, edward, rutledge, john, rutted, rutter, rutting, ruttish, ruttishly, rutty, ruvo kale, ruvuma, ruwenzori

Origin of ruttish

First recorded in 1595–1605; rut2 + -ish1

Related forms

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

ruttishly, adverbruttishness, noun
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