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

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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

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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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