Definitions for Brutal
ˈbrut lbru·tal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, viciousadjective

   (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"

2. brutal, unrelentingadjective

   harsh

   "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

3. beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutaladjective

   resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

   "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"

4. brutaladjective

   disagreeably direct and precise

   "he spoke with brutal honesty"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brutaladjective

   Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel

2. brutaladjective

   Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

3. brutaladjective

   Harsh; unrelenting

4. brutaladjective

   Disagreeably precise or penetrating

5. brutaladjective

   In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brutaladjective

   Etymology: brutal, Fr. from brute.

   1. That which belongs to a brute; that which we have in common with brutes.

   There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. Savage; cruel; inhuman.

   The brutal bus’ness of the war
   Is manag’d by thy dreadful servants’ care. Dryden.

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1. brutal

   Brutal refers to behavior or actions that are extremely cruel, violent, harsh, or severe. It can also describe a situation or conditions that are extremely unpleasant or discomforting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Brutaladjective

   of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature

2. Brutaladjective

   like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brutal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brutal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Brutal in a Sentence

1. District Attorney Pete Weir:

   This is an extraordinary sentence, but the brutal assault on Mr. Woods is almost beyond belief.

2. Brad Adams:

   Survivors describe how they flee persecution in Burma only to fall into the hands of traffickers and extortionists, in many cases witnessing deaths and suffering abuse and hunger, interviews with officials and others make clear that these brutal networks, with the complicity of government officials in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia, profit from the desperation and misery of some of the world's most persecuted and neglected people.

3. State Attorney Melissa Nelson:

   Cherish did not die quickly, and she did not die easily. In fact, hers was a brutal and tortured death.

4. Linda Thomas-Greenfield:

   We welcome the Chinese announcement that they want peace because that’s what we always want to pursue in situations like this. But we also have to be clear that if there are any thoughts and efforts by the Chinese and others to provide lethal support to the Russians in their brutal attack against Ukraine, that that is unacceptable.

5. Presley Ann/Getty Images -RRB- Penn:

   Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if Vladimir Putin does n’t relent, I believe Vladimir Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brutal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brutal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Brutal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brutal