[see -ISM.] The characteristic behavior or condition of a brute.
1687. Addr. Thanks, 7. Ingratitude that’s worse than Brutism.
1691. E. Taylor, Behmen’s Life, 429. Foolish Infatuations, Madness, and stupid Brutisms.
1845. Blackw. Mag., LVII. 51. He … relapses … from civism to brutism.
