brutal
//ˈbɹuːtəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more brutal
- Superlative
- most brutal
Definitions
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.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4871
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”)
From Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).