"___, brutish, and short" (how Hobbes described the life of man) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NASTY "___, brutish, and short" (how Hobbes described the life of man) (5)
5% BIO Life story, for short (3)
5% BIOS Life stories, for short (4)
5% BESTIAL Savage, brutish (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 1, 2025
5% TOO "Life's ___ short..." (3)
4% AURA Hard-to-describe vibe (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
4% EASE Carefree life (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
4% CROSSWORDS What interests cruciverbalists, and how answers to asterisked clues could be described (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
4% ISPY How 007 describes his career in observation game (1-3) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
4% ADJECTIVE Describing word (9) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 1, 2025
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