Definition of Brutal

1. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"


2. Adjective. Harsh. "A brutal winter"
Exact synonyms: Unrelenting
Similar to: Intense

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

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

brusquer
brusquerie
brusqueries
brusquest
brussel sprout
brussels
brussels sprout
brussels sprouts
brust
brusting
brustle
brustles
brusts
brut
bruta
brutal (current term)
brutalisation
brutalisations
brutalise
brutalised
brutalises
brutalising
brutalisms
brutalitarian
brutalitarians
brutalities
brutality
brutalization
brutalizations
brutalize

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