Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BRU'TISH, a.

1. Like a brute or beast; as, a brutish form. – Milton.
2. Insensible; stupid; as, brutish men. – Grew.
3. Unfeeling; savage; ferocious; brutal.
4. Gross; carnal; bestial. – Shak. South.
5. Ignorant; uncivilized; untaught. – Hooker.