BRUTAL


Meaning of BRUTAL in English

— brutally , adv.

/brooht"l/ , adj.

1. savage; cruel; inhuman: a brutal attack on the village.

2. crude; coarse: brutal language.

3. harsh; ferocious: brutal criticism; brutal weather.

4. taxing, demanding, or exhausting: They're having a brutal time making ends meet.

5. irrational; unreasoning.

6. of or pertaining to lower animals.

[ 1425-75; late ME ( brutalis. See BRUTE 1 , -AL 1 ]

Syn. 1. ferocious, brutish, barbarous. See cruel. 2. gross, rude, rough, uncivil. 6. bestial, beastly, animal.

Ant. 1. kind. 6. human.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .