brutishly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English brute

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old English -isċ

Middle English -isch

English -ish

English brutish

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English brutishly

From brutish + -ly.

Adverb

brutishly (comparative more brutishly, superlative most brutishly)

1. In a brutish manner.