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brutal - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
brutal
Definition
(adj) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Synonyms
:
barbarous
,
cruel
,
fell
,
roughshod
,
savage
,
vicious
Example Sentence
a barbarous crime
brutal beatings
cruel tortures
Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
a savage slap
vicious kicks
Definition
(adj) harsh
Synonyms
:
unrelenting
Example Sentence
the brutal summer sun
a brutal winter
Definition
(adj) resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Synonyms
:
beastly
,
bestial
,
brute
,
brutish
Example Sentence
beastly desires
a bestial nature
brute force
a dull and brutish man
bestial treatment of prisoners
Definition
(adj) disagreeably direct and precise
Example Sentence
he spoke with brutal honesty
Word used in video below:
text: Your brutal takedown was the nudge I needed
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