brute
brute definition
brute (bro̵̅o̅t)
adjective
- lacking the ability to reason a brute beast
- having no consciousness or feelings; insensate the brute force of nature
- 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
- an animal
- 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.
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