brutal

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6
Pronunciation
/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

  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.”
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adj

  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; unrelenting.
  4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
  5. (figuratively)In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
  6. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
    “brutal honesty”

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Etymology

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

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