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The definition of brutal is extreme violence, extreme unpleasantness with no attempt to disguise it, or extreme and punishing discomfort.

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A horrible murder with lots of blood and gore is an example of a brutal murder.

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adjective

Obsolete of or belonging to beasts; animal
like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
very harsh or rigorous: a brutal winter
plain and direct, although distressing in effect: brutal facts

Origin: ME & OFr < ML brutalis

Related Forms:

brutally adverb

See brutal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Extremely ruthless or cruel.
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
Harsh; unrelenting: a brutal winter in the Arctic.
Disagreeably precise or penetrating: spoke with brutal honesty.

Related Forms:

bruˈtal·ly adverb

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