n. 25B6; noun
a callous brute : SAVAGE, beast, monster, animal, barbarian, fiend, ogre; sadist; thug, lout, ruffian; informal swine, pig.
the alsatian was a vicious-looking brute : ANIMAL, beast, creature; N. Amer. informal critter.
25B6; adjective brute strength : PHYSICAL, bodily; crude, violent.