Hunnish

[ huhn-ish ]

/ ˈhʌn ɪʃ /

of or relating to the Huns.

(sometimes lowercase) barbarous; destructive.

Origin of Hunnish

First recorded in 1810–20; Hun + -ish¹

Hun·nish·ness, noun

The German tribes rise in masses and, after a few months, the liberation from the Hunnish yoke is accomplished.

Women of the Teutonic Nations |Hermann Schoenfeld
Catching sight of the dog, the spy let himself go with a display of excitability that almost betrayed his Hunnish nationality.

A Sub and a Submarine |Percy F. Westerman
Hagen and Walthari become the heroes and heads of the Hunnish army.

Women of the Teutonic Nations |Hermann Schoenfeld
Unsatisfied with the result, the Hunnish monarch advanced his camp.

The Eighteen Christian Centuries |James White

No, we've fallen a prey to the glamour of Teutonism, and of being expedient and Hunnish.

Sylvia & Michael |Compton Mackenzie

Hunnish

/ (ˈhʌnɪʃ) /

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns

barbarously destructive; vandalistic

Hunnishly, adverb Hunnishness, noun