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ruttish

American  
[ruht-ish] / ˈrʌt ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. salacious; lustful.

ruttish British  
/ ˈrʌtɪʃ /

adjective

  1. (of an animal) in a condition of rut

  2. lascivious or salacious

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Other Word Forms

  • ruttishly adverb
  • ruttishness noun

Etymology

Origin of ruttish

First recorded in 1595–1605; rut 2 + -ish 1

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Devil of a State ends with the consecration of a similar mosque, worked on by Paolo Tasca, a ruttish Italian marble cutter, and his gruff father Nando.

From Time • Jan. 7, 2010

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