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brute definition

brute (bro̵̅o̅t)

adjective

  1. lacking the ability to reason a brute beast
  2. having no consciousness or feelings; insensate the brute force of nature
  3. of or like an animal; specif., brutal, cruel, gross, sensual, stupid, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr brut < L brutus, heavy, dull, irrational, via Osco-Umb < IE base *gwer-, heavy > Gr barys, L gravis

noun

  1. an animal
  2. a person who is brutal or very stupid, gross, sensual, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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