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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
- brute attacks on innocent civilians
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2
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
- a man of brute instinct, he deals with conflict the only way he knows how—by physical force
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of brute (Entry 2 of 2)
1
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
- it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes
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2
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
- leave him alone, you brute!
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The first known use of brute was in the 15th century
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