Meaning & Definition of Brutal in English
English⟶
Brutal
/brutəl/
adjective
1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- "A barbarous crime"
- "Brutal beatings"
- "Cruel tortures"
- "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"
- "A savage slap"
- "Vicious kicks"
synonym:
- barbarous,
- brutal,
- cruel,
- fell,
- roughshod,
- savage,
- vicious
2. Harsh
- "The brutal summer sun"
- "A brutal winter"
synonym:
- brutal,
- unrelenting
3. Resembling a beast
- Showing lack of human sensibility
- "Beastly desires"
- "A bestial nature"
- "Brute force"
- "A dull and brutish man"
- "Bestial treatment of prisoners"
synonym:
- beastly,
- bestial,
- brute(a),
- brutish,
- brutal
4. Disagreeably direct and precise
- "He spoke with brutal honesty"
synonym:
- brutal