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brutal

Dictionary definition · brutal

adjective

  1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering"a barbarous crime"
  2. punishingly harsh"the brutal summer sun"
  3. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility"beastly desires"
  4. disagreeably direct and precise"he spoke with brutal honesty"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).