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brutal
adjective
disagreeably direct and precise
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- RUTA
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈbɹuːtəl
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
disagreeably direct and precise
“he spoke with brutal honesty”
adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
“a barbarous crime”
adjective
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
“beastly desires”
adjective
punishingly harsh
“the brutal summer sun”
In context
Example Sentences
he spoke with brutal honesty
a barbarous crime
brutal beatings
cruel tortures
Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
a savage slap
beastly desires
a bestial nature
brute force
a dull and brutish man
bestial treatment of prisoners
the brutal summer sun
a brutal winter
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