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brutal

/'brutəl/

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adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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"brutal beatings"

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barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious inhumane
adjective
punishingly harsh
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"the brutal summer sun" "a brutal winter"

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unrelenting intense
adjective
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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beastly bestial brute brutish inhumane
adjective
disagreeably direct and precise
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"he spoke with brutal honesty"

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direct

Examples of brutal

"brutal beatings"
"the brutal summer sun"
"a brutal winter"
"he spoke with brutal honesty"