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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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. Wuer Kaixi:

   The reason people still remember (1989), other than the mere importance of it, is also because the Communist Party is still conducting all of these brutal acts and atrocities within China against Uighur people, against Tibetans, Hong Kong, Macau, and even conducting threats against neighboring countries like Taiwan, that will remind people that this regime, todays acts of this regime, is the same regime that massacred peaceful demonstrators 30 years ago.

2. Pope Francis:

   I ask him, the Saviour of the world, to look upon our brothers and sisters in Iraq and Syria, who for too long now have suffered the effects of ongoing conflict, and who, together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, are suffering a brutal persecution, may Christmas bring them hope, as indeed also to the many displaced persons, exiles and refugees, children, adults and elderly, from this region and from the whole world.

3. Carrie Fisher:

   It was brutal, it was really, really brutal, and I still hesitate and stutter because it’s really hard for me.

4. Vanna Bonta:

   If warring is human, then why not declare a new kind of war: A waged War of education, love and friendship to win universal human well-being? I propose a brutal conflict against poverty, disease, ignorance, limitations. Imagine the troops, the regimens, the commanders, the soldiers, the discoveries, the heroes, the life! humanity and our planet, victors.

5. Diana Foley:

   We are offended that that awful image of our son's brutal murder be used publicly, to tweet it again just continues to promote their propaganda - the horrible way they recruit others who want to be brutal. I certainly do not want that to continue.

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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