thuggy

English

Etymology

thug +‎ -y

Adjective

thuggy (comparative thuggier, superlative thuggiest)

  1. thuggish
    • 2007 April 29, Jeffrey Gettleman, “The Perfect Weapon for the Meanest Wars”, in New York Times‎:
      “These are brutally thuggy people who don’t want to rule politically and have no strategy for winning a war,” Dr. Boothby said.
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