BRUTAL

brutal. Brutal, a. savage, curel, inhuman, vile, senseless

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