Brutal, brutish, bestial, feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity.
Cruel, violent, and completely without feelings There are eight meanings listed in oed's entry for the word brutal, one of which is labelled obsolete See examples of brutal used in a sentence.
The dip in prices this summer will be brutal The afternoon sun had been brutal The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries. Brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal) savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner
Accurate or direct, but displeasing Of or pertaining to animals Definition of brutal adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
