Dictionary Check: brutal

"brutal" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "a barbarous crime"
adjective

punishingly harsh

Example: "the brutal summer sun"
Synonyms:
adjective

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Example: "beastly desires"
adjective

disagreeably direct and precise

Example: "he spoke with brutal honesty"

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