/bɹuˈtʌl/ - [brutul] - bru•tal
We found 13 definitions of brutal from 5 different sources.
Adjectivebrutal, brutaller, brutallest |
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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" |