ruttish

ruttish: Ⅰ.

rut [1] ► NOUN 1) a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles. 2) a routine or pattern of behaviour or activity that has become dull but is hard to change.

DERIVATIVES rutted adjective rutty adjective.

ORIGIN probably from Old French rute (see ROUTE(Cf. ↑route)).

Ⅱ.

rut [2] ► NOUN ▪ an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.

► VERB (rutted, rutting) ▪ engage in such activity.

DERIVATIVES ruttish adjective.

ORIGIN Old French, from Latin rugire 'to roar' .

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Ruttish — Rut tish, a. Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. Shak. {Rut tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruttish — index lecherous, lewd, licentious, salacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ruttish — [rut′ish] adj. in or inclined to rut (sexual heat); lustful ruttishly adv. ruttishness n … English World dictionary
ruttish — adjective Date: 1601 inclined to rut ; lustful • ruttishly adverb • ruttishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruttish — ruttishly, adv. ruttishness, n. /rut ish/, adj. salacious; lustful. [1595 1605; RUT2 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
ruttish — adjective Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal; rutty; lustful … Wiktionary
ruttish — rutÂ·tish || rÊŒtÉªÊƒ adj. sexually excited, lustful … English contemporary dictionary
ruttish — adj salacious, lustful, libidinous, libidinal, concupiscent, prurient, randy, Sl. horny, Sl. hot, Sl. hot to trot, Sl. with hot pants; passionate, hot blooded, feverish, steamy, Sl. all fired up, in rut, in heat; lecherous, lubricous, satyric,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ruttish — rut·tish … English syllables
ruttish — rut•tish [[t]ˈrʌt ɪʃ[/t]] adj. salacious; lustful • Etymology: 1595–1605; rut II+ ish I rut′tish•ly, adv. rut′tish•ness, n … From formal English to slang

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