Definitions for brutal
ˈbrut lbru·tal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious(adj)

   (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, unrelenting(adj)

   harsh

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

3. beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutal(adj)

   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. brutal(adj)

   disagreeably direct and precise

   "he spoke with brutal honesty"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brutal(Adjective)

   Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel

2. brutal(Adjective)

   Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

3. brutal(Adjective)

   Harsh; unrelenting

4. brutal(Adjective)

   Disagreeably precise or penetrating

5. brutal(Adjective)

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

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Brutal(adj)

   of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature

2. Brutal(adj)

   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. Prof.Salam Al Shereida:

   When any crisis comes to challenge you: fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

2. Jang Jin-sung:

   It's like it only counts as a human rights problem if there are literal beatings, camps, but the entire system is brutal and inhumane. The way the surveillance is run ... The physical aspect is just one side of the experience.

3. Marco Rubio:

   Cuba is a brutal, tyrannical dictatorship 90 miles from the shore of our country.

4. Corey Knowlton:

   So this is just like hunting a couch? Give me a break, this isn't easy. It's brutal.

5. Eugène Delacroix:

   I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal. He it is who notes that individuality which is the seal of the weakness of our race. My soul has wings, but the brutal jailer is strict.

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