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brutal

English

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From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

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brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

  2. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
    Synonyms: barbaric, barbarous, savage, truculent; see also Thesaurus:cruel, Thesaurus:savage
    Antonyms: gentle, kind
    The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
    • 2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.
  3. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
    Synonyms: blunt, brusque, cold-blooded
  4. Harsh; unrelenting.
    Synonyms: callous, severe, unyielding; see also Thesaurus:stern
  5. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
  6. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
  7. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
    Synonyms: blunt, unsubtle
    brutal honesty

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    Borrowed from Latin brutālis.

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    brutal m or f (masculine and feminine plural brutals)

    1. brutal

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    Central Bikol

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    Borrowed from Spanish brutal.

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    • Hyphenation: bru‧tal
    • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/ [bɾuˈtal̪]

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    brutál

    1. brutal; wicked
      Synonym: mabangis
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    Danish

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    Etymology

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    From French brutal, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

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    • IPA(key): /brutaːl/, [b̥ʁuˈtˢæːˀl]

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    brutal

    1. brutal
    2. savage

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    Inflection of brutal
    positive comparative superlative
    indefinite common singular brutal brutalere brutalest2
    indefinite neuter singular brutalt brutalere brutalest2
    plural brutale brutalere brutalest2
    definite attributive1 brutale brutalere brutaleste

    1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
    the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
    2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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    French

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.

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    brutal (feminine brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)

    1. brutal

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    brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)

    1. person who acts brutally

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    German

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    Etymology

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    From Latin brutalis, from brutus (“dull, stupid”).

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    brutal (strong nominative masculine singular brutaler, comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)

    1. brutal
      Synonyms: barbarisch, kaltblütig
      Antonym: freundlich

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    Positive forms of brutal
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist brutal sie ist brutal es ist brutal sie sind brutal
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative brutaler brutale brutales brutale
    genitive brutalen brutaler brutalen brutaler
    dative brutalem brutaler brutalem brutalen
    accusative brutalen brutale brutales brutale
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der brutale die brutale das brutale die brutalen
    genitive des brutalen der brutalen des brutalen der brutalen
    dative dem brutalen der brutalen dem brutalen den brutalen
    accusative den brutalen die brutale das brutale die brutalen
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein brutaler eine brutale ein brutales (keine) brutalen
    genitive eines brutalen einer brutalen eines brutalen (keiner) brutalen
    dative einem brutalen einer brutalen einem brutalen (keinen) brutalen
    accusative einen brutalen eine brutale ein brutales (keine) brutalen
    Comparative forms of brutal
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist brutaler sie ist brutaler es ist brutaler sie sind brutaler
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative brutalerer brutalere brutaleres brutalere
    genitive brutaleren brutalerer brutaleren brutalerer
    dative brutalerem brutalerer brutalerem brutaleren
    accusative brutaleren brutalere brutaleres brutalere
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der brutalere die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
    genitive des brutaleren der brutaleren des brutaleren der brutaleren
    dative dem brutaleren der brutaleren dem brutaleren den brutaleren
    accusative den brutaleren die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein brutalerer eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren
    genitive eines brutaleren einer brutaleren eines brutaleren (keiner) brutaleren
    dative einem brutaleren einer brutaleren einem brutaleren (keinen) brutaleren
    accusative einen brutaleren eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren
    Superlative forms of brutal
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist am brutalsten sie ist am brutalsten es ist am brutalsten sie sind am brutalsten
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative brutalster brutalste brutalstes brutalste
    genitive brutalsten brutalster brutalsten brutalster
    dative brutalstem brutalster brutalstem brutalsten
    accusative brutalsten brutalste brutalstes brutalste
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der brutalste die brutalste das brutalste die brutalsten
    genitive des brutalsten der brutalsten des brutalsten der brutalsten
    dative dem brutalsten der brutalsten dem brutalsten den brutalsten
    accusative den brutalsten die brutalste das brutalste die brutalsten
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein brutalster eine brutalste ein brutalstes (keine) brutalsten
    genitive eines brutalsten einer brutalsten eines brutalsten (keiner) brutalsten
    dative einem brutalsten einer brutalsten einem brutalsten (keinen) brutalsten
    accusative einen brutalsten eine brutalste ein brutalstes (keine) brutalsten
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    • “brutal” in Duden online
    • “brutal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)

    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Dutch brutaal, from Middle Dutch brutael (“savage”), from Middle French brutal (“savage”), from Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”). Compare with Indonesian bruto.

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    brutal (comparative lebih brutal, superlative paling brutal)

    1. (colloquial) brutal
      1. violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
        Synonym: kejam
      2. harsh; unrelenting
        Synonym: kasar

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    Malay

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English brutal, from Middle French brutal (“savage”), from Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

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    brutal (comparative lebih brutal, superlative paling brutal)

    1. (colloquial) brutal
      1. violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
        Synonym: kejam
      2. harsh; unrelenting
        Synonym: kasar

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

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    brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

    1. brutal
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

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    brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

    1. brutal
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    brutal m (feminine singular brutala, masculine plural brutals, feminine plural brutalas) (Languedoc)

    1. brutal

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    • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[3], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 132

    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French brutal, from Latin brūtālis.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈbru.tal/
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    • Rhymes: -utal
    • Syllabification: bru‧tal

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    brutal m pers

    1. brute (brutal person)

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    Declension of brutal
    singular plural
    nominative brutal brutale
    genitive brutala brutali/brutalów
    dative brutalowi brutalom
    accusative brutala brutali/brutalów
    instrumental brutalem brutalami
    locative brutalu brutalach
    vocative brutalu brutale
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    • “brutal”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “brutal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin brūtālis.

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      • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
      • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

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      brutal m or f (plural brutais)

      1. brutal, brutish
      2. (colloquial) huge
      3. (Portugal, colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary

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      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French brutal.

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      brutal m or n (feminine singular brutală, masculine plural brutali, feminine/neuter plural brutale)

      1. brutal

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      Declension of brutal
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative       		indefinite brutal brutală brutali brutale
      definite brutalul brutala brutalii brutalele
      genitive-
      dative       		indefinite brutal brutale brutali brutale
      definite brutalului brutalei brutalilor brutalelor
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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

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      • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/ [bɾuˈt̪al]
      • Rhymes: -al
      • Syllabification: bru‧tal

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      brutal m or f (masculine and feminine plural brutales)

      1. brutal
      2. (colloquial) cool; dope; amazing
        La serie estaba brutal. Ya quiero ver el próximo episodio.
        The series was amazing. I'm eager to watch the next episode.

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      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from brūtus.

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      brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)

      1. brutal

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      Inflection of brutal
      Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
      common singular brutal brutalare brutalast
      neuter singular brutalt brutalare brutalast
      plural brutala brutalare brutalast
      masculine plural2 brutale brutalare brutalast
      Definite positive comparative superlative
      masculine singular3 brutale brutalare brutalaste
      all brutala brutalare brutalaste

      1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      2 Dated or archaic.
      3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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      Tagalog

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        Borrowed from Spanish brutal.

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        brutál (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜎ᜔)

        1. brutal; cruel
          Synonyms: napakalupit, marahas, malupit
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