The adjective form of thug is thuggish. In this sense, thug often refers to someone who acts as a bully or is a professional and violent criminal, as in The mafia sent hired thugs to intimidate store owners.

What does the word thuggish mean?

(θʌgɪʃ ) adjective. If you describe a person or their behavior as thuggish, you mean they behave in a violent, rough, or threatening way.

Is himself an adjective or adverb?

Himself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of he. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same male who is the subject of the sentence or who is mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: He had prepared himself for this important meeting.