brutal
Meaning
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brutal
Concepts
brutal
rough
bestial
rude
vicious
brutish
brute
cruel
coarse
beastly
blunt
savage
violent
abrupt
wild
frank
outspoken
plain
atrocious
fiendish
villainous
bullying
teasing
ruffianly
ruthless
strong-arm
tough
brazen
impetuous
asperous
heartless
stonyhearted
belluine
terrible
ferocious
fierce
wrathy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bʁy.tal/
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.
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