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Webster 1913 Edition


Brutal

Bru′tal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
brutal
. See
Brute
,
Adj.
]
1.
Of or pertaining to a brute;
as,
brutal
nature
.
“Above the rest of brutal kind.”
Milton.
2.
Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross;
as,
brutal
manners
.
Brutal intemperance.”
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Brutal

BRU'TAL

,
Adj.
[See Brute.] Pertaining to a brute; as brutal nature.
1.
Savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling like a brute; merciless; as brutal courage; brutal manners.

Definition 2024


brutal

brutal

English

Adjective

brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

  1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting
  4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating
  5. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

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Danish

Etymology

From French brutal, from Latin brūtus (dull, stupid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brutaːl/, [b̥ʁuˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

brutal

  1. brutal
  2. savage

Inflection

Inflection of brutal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular brutal brutalere brutalest2
Neuter singular brutalt brutalere brutalest2
Plural brutale brutalere brutalest2
Definite attributive1 brutale brutalere brutaleste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

  • brutalitet

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brutalis (savage, stupid), from brūtus (dull, stupid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁy.tal/

Adjective

brutal m (feminine singular brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)

  1. brutal

Noun

brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)

  1. person who acts brutally

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German

Etymology

From Latin brutalis, from brutus (dull, stupid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀuˈtaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)

  1. brutal

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal

Related terms

  • brutalitet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal

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  • brutalitet

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾuˈtaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutal m, f (plural brutais, comparable)

  1. brutal, brutish
  2. (colloquial) huge
  3. (colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bruˈtal/

Adjective

brutal m, n (feminine singular brutală, masculine plural brutali, feminine and neuter plural brutale)

  1. brutal

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Spanish

Adjective

brutal m, f (plural brutales)

  1. brutal

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Swedish

Etymology

From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from brūtus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)

  1. brutal

Declension

Inflection of brutal
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular brutal brutalare brutalast
Neuter singular brutalt brutalare brutalast
Plural brutala brutalare brutalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 brutale brutalare brutalaste
All brutala brutalare brutalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

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