thuggish
- a word derived from thug.
Example Sentences
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Can Hun Manet modify the rough-house, sometimes thuggish leadership style of his father to a softer and more subtle kind of rule?
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
He calls himself a “hanok enthusiast” rather than a “hanok activist” like his predecessors, both of whom suffered injuries at the hands of thuggish property developers as they pursued the preservationist cause.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
But former assistant Manhattan District Attorney Dan Horowitz said the transcript made it evident that the judge "was waiting for the prosecutors to bring up the defendant's thuggish behavior."
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023
Everyone rational wants to eliminate these thuggish groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
In this man’s smile was all the unfairness of the world in its thuggish seduction.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
