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^[1]:

     “These are brutally thuggy people who don’t want to rule politically and have no strategy for winning a war,” Dr. Boothby said.