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Brutal (Adjective)

Meaning¹

Punishingly harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter".

(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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

Fell
Savage
Roughshod
Vicious
Barbarous
Cruel

Related Words

Brutality (noun)

Meaning³

Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners".