bru ‧ tal /ˈbruːtl/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . very cruel and violent
brutal murder/attack/assault
a brutal attack on a defenceless old man
a brutal man
2 . not pleasant and not sensitive to people’s feelings:
He replied with brutal honesty.
—brutally adverb :
He was brutally murdered.
If I’m brutally honest, I don’t like her dress.