Word Frequency
brutal (ˈbruːtəl
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Definitions
adjective
- cruel; vicious; savage
- extremely honest or coarse in speech or manner
- harsh; severe; extreme ⇒
brutal cold
Derived Forms
bruˈtality nounˈbrutally adverb
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = cruel, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, callous, sadistic, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, inhumane, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, uncivilized, hard-hearted,
= harsh, tough, severe, rough, rude, indifferent, insensitive, callous, merciless, unconcerned, uncaring, gruff, bearish, tactless, unfeeling, impolite, uncivil, unmannerly,
Translations for 'brutal'
- British English: brutal A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.This is a brutal and senseless war.ˈbruːtl ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: وَحُشِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: brutal
- Chinese: 残忍的
- Croatian: brutalan brutalna
- Czech: brutální
- Danish: brutal
- Dutch: bruut
- European Spanish: brutalviolento
- Finnish: raakabrutaali
- French: brutal
- German: brutal
- Greek: κτηνώδης
- Italian: brutale
- Japanese: 残忍な
- Korean: 잔인한
- Norwegian: brutal
- Polish: brutalny brutalna
- Portuguese: brutal
- Romanian: brutal brutal, brutală, brutali, brutale
- Russian: жестокий жестокая
- Spanish: brutal
- Swedish: brutal brutalt
- Thai: โหดร้าย
- Turkish: vahşi
- Ukrainian: жорстокий
- Vietnamese: tàn bạo
Example Sentences Including 'brutal'
A senior administration official described the conversation as "pretty brutal ".Irish Times (2002)
Celine Dion, she's noticed, really gets the brutal adjectives flowing.Globe and Mail (2003)
Krasic delivered a brutal kick to his shins that made him whimper in spite of himself.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
New parents soon experience the brutal reality that babies ' sleep patterns are not at all like adults '.COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)
Over a boiling and brutal course, his opening rounds of 66 and 70 were startling in the circumstances.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Sudan was an obvious target, where an Islamic government was waging a brutal civil war.Spiked
The icing on this perfect cake was Krasic, a man who had cultivated a reputation for brutal ruthlessness with apparent glee.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
The truth is that the way you cope is by being brutal about your time, about making calculations about your life,' she said.Glasgow Herald (2001)
You're lucky they operate in the narrowest, most stiflingly brutal world imaginable.The Endless Game
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