brute
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adjective \ˈbrüt\Definition of BRUTE
1
: of or relating to beasts <the ways of the brute world>
2
: inanimate 1a
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: purely physical <brute strength> <brute force>
5
: unrelievedly harsh <brute facts> <brute necessity>
See Examples of BRUTE
- They used brute force to open the door.
- the brute fact of getting old
Origin of BRUTE
Middle English, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy — more at grieve
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to BRUTE
- Synonyms
- atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, cruel, butcherly, fiendish, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, sadistic, savage, truculent, vicious, wanton
- Antonyms
- benign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted
2brute
nounDefinition of BRUTE
1
: beast
2
: a brutal person
Examples of BRUTE
- Let go of me, you brute!
- <it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes>
First Known Use of BRUTE
1611
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