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 brutal brutal /ˈbruːtəl/

adjective

  1. () (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering  ( barbarous , fell , roughshod , brutal , cruel , savage , vicious )
    (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
     A barbarous crime
    a barbarous crime
     Brutal beatings
    brutal beatings
     Cruel tortures
    cruel tortures
     Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
     A savage slap
    a savage slap
     Vicious kicks
    vicious kicks
  2. Disagreeably direct and precise  ( brutal )
    disagreeably direct and precise
     He spoke with brutal honesty
    he spoke with brutal honesty
  3. Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility  ( beastly , brutal , brutish , bestial , brute )
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
     Beastly desires
    beastly desires
     A bestial nature
    a bestial nature
     Brute force
    brute force
     A dull and brutish man
    a dull and brutish man
     Bestial treatment of prisoners
    bestial treatment of prisoners
  4. Punishingly harsh  ( brutal , unrelenting )
    punishingly harsh
     The brutal summer sun
    the brutal summer sun
     A brutal winter
    a brutal winter