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nasty, brutish, and short

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
nasty, brutish, and short
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a hypothetical state of human life, without a government or society, and marked by constant fear, violence, and insecurity.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

Mentioned in 1651 in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Usage

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does nasty, brutish, and short mean?
Of a hypothetical state of human life, without a government or society, and marked by constant fear, violence, and insecurity.
Where does nasty, brutish, and short come from?
Mentioned in 1651 in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

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