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brutal
('br/u/t/-/l )

adjective (a)

  • Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering(adj.all)
    Example:
    Brutal beatings.
    Synonym:
    barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
    source: wordnet30
  • harsh(adj.all)
    Example:
    The brutal summer sun.
    A brutal winter.
    Synonym:
    sharp, sharp-worded, tart, unrelenting
    source: wordnet30
  • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    beastly, bestial, brute, brutish
    source: wordnet30
  • disagreeably direct and precise(adj.all)
    Example:
    He spoke with brutal honesty.
    source: wordnet30

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