brutal
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈbɹuː.təl/(UK)
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/ˈbɹuː.təl/(UK) · /ˈbɹu.təl/(US) · [ˈbɹu.ɾəl](US) · /ˈbɹʉː.təl/ · [ˈbɹʉː.ɾəl]
Definition of brutal
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.”
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adj
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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.”
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
- Harsh; unrelenting.
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
- (figuratively)In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
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Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
“brutal honesty”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).
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