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. Carlos Miranda:

   It's a brutal sanction.

2. Doug Wead:

   It was a very brutal campaign.

3. Ted Cruz:

   The Castros are brutal dictators.

4. Valentin Lopez:

   The mission period was brutal on our people.

5. Donald Trump:

   We didn’t have the press. The press was brutal.

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