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BRUTAL
brutal
(adjective) disagreeably direct and precise; “he spoke with brutal honesty”
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
(adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; “a barbarous crime”; “brutal beatings”; “cruel tortures”; “Stalin’s roughshod treatment of the kulaks”; “a savage slap”; “vicious kicks”
beastly, bestial, brute, brutish, brutal
(adjective) resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; “beastly desires”; “a bestial nature”; “brute force”; “a dull and brutish man”; “bestial treatment of prisoners”
brutal, unrelenting
(adjective) punishingly harsh; “the brutal summer sun”; “a brutal winter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
Harsh; unrelenting
Disagreeably precise or penetrating
(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
Synonyms
• barbaric
• cold-blooded
• savage
• vicious
Antonyms
• gentle
• kind
Anagrams
• Brault
Source: Wiktionary
Bru"tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. "Above the rest of brutal kind." Milton.
2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. "Brutal intemperance." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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