Definition of brutal

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  • brutal is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • brutal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • brutal is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of brutal

  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adjective)

    Examples

    1. brutal beatings

    Synonyms

    1. barbarous
    2. cruel
    3. fell
    4. roughshod
    5. savage
    6. vicious
  • punishingly harsh (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the brutal summer sun
    2. a brutal winter

    Synonyms

    1. unrelenting
  • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. beastly
    2. bestial
    3. brute
    4. brutish
  • disagreeably direct and precise (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he spoke with brutal honesty

See definition of brutal in Merriam Webster