BRUTE

brute. Brute, n. a creature without reason, a rude person

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Brute (brṳt), a. [[F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.]] 1. 1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of nature.
2. 2. Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking; as, a brute beast; the brute creation.
A creature . . . not prone And brute as other creatures, but endued With sanctity of reason. Milton. 3. 3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; as, brute violence. Macaulay.
The influence of capital and mere brute labor. Playfair. 4. 4. Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.
A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. Sir W. Scott. 5. 5. Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.