transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrü-t ə l ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brutus — more at brute
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : typical of beasts : animal
2. : befitting a brute: as
a. : grossly ruthless or unfeeling
a brutal slander
b. : cruel , cold-blooded
a brutal attack
c. : harsh , severe
brutal weather
d. : unpleasantly accurate and incisive
the brutal truth
e. : very bad or unpleasant
a brutal mistake
• bru·tal·ly -t ə l-ē adverb
Synonyms:
brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity
a senseless and brutal war
brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct
brutish stupidity
bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts
bestial depravity
feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals
the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses