thuggish

Variant of thug

thug definition

thug (t̸hug)

noun

  1. a member of a former group in India that murdered and robbed in the service of Kali
  2. a rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.

Etymology: Hindi ṭhag, swindler < Sans sthaga, a cheat, rogue, akin to sthagayati, (he) hides < IE base *(s)teg-, to cover > thatch

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