Definition of brutal Brutal

/bɹuˈtʌl/ - [brutul] - bru•tal

We found 13 definitions of brutal from 5 different sources.

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What does brutal mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

brutal, brutaller, brutallest

brutal - disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"
brutal - harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"
  unrelenting
brutal - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
  beastly, bestial, brute, brutish
  inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
brutal - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
  barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
  inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brutal (a.)
    Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.
  • brutal (a.)
    Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • brutal
    Very cruel or severe.

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  • brutal, adjective.

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