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Definition of Brutal
1. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"
Exact synonyms: Barbarous, Cruel, Fell, Roughshod, Savage, Vicious
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
2. Adjective. Harsh. "A brutal winter"
3. Adjective. Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. "Bestial treatment of prisoners"
Exact synonyms: Beastly, Bestial, Brute, Brutish
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Beast, Beastliness, Beast, Bestiality, Bestialize, Brutalize, Brutalize
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Beast, Beastliness, Beast, Bestiality, Bestialize, Brutalize, Brutalize
4. Adjective. Disagreeably direct and precise. "He spoke with brutal honesty"
Similar to: Direct
Definition of Brutal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.
Definition of Brutal
1. Adjective. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel ¹
2. Adjective. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. ¹
3. Adjective. Harsh; unrelenting ¹
4. Adjective. Disagreeably precise or penetrating ¹
5. Adjective. (music figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brutal
1. cruel; savage [adj] : BRUTALLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brutal
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