brutal vs brutish

brutal and brutish both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brutal	No	Yes	No	No
brutish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, brutal and brutish are synonyms defined as:

brutal and brutish: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Other synonyms of brutal include beastly, bestial, brute.

brutal (adjective)	brutish (adjective)
disagreeably direct and precise	resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
punishingly harsh
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering