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brutal

adj
/ˈbɹuː.təl/UK/ˈbɹu.təl/CA/ˈbɹʉː.təl/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

  1. derived from brūtus
  2. derived from brutalis

Definitions

  1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.

    • The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
    • What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.

  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

  3. Harsh

    Harsh; unrelenting.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.

    2. In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

    3. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

      • brutal honesty

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Derived

brutalisation, brutalise, brutalism, Brutalist, brutalitarian, brutalize, brutalness, nonbrutal, overbrutal

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA