trollish
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Being rough and ugly in looks or actions
- adjective
- /ˈtrɒlɪʃ/
- Offensive
:
de aspecto troll (despectivo)
- The trollish figure in the movie had large, crooked teeth and a menacing glare.
Examples
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His trollish demeanor made everyone around him uncomfortable at the party.
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There are people who they're all the men are like these trollish, horrible men.
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She described the trollish man as having a brutish appearance and a coarse laugh.
Antonyms
How Ugly
Surface Forms
trollish positive
Morphology
Etymology
Trollish comes from the old story creature troll, a big, rough, and often ugly being in Northern tales. So trollish means 'like a troll' in look or manner — rough, coarse, or brutish.