Brutishness and Continency

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Brutishness noun - The manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal.

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Continency is an antonym for brutishness in indecency topic.

Continency noun - The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters.

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Brutishness is an antonym for continency.

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Continency and Brutishness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutishness/continency

Brutishness & Continency. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutishness/continency>.

Continency or Brutishness. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutishness/continency.

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