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brute

/bɹuːt/ /bɹut/

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noun

An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.

Examples :

"The angry brute charged at the fence, its hooves pounding the ground. "

animal inhuman nature

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noun

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.

Examples :

"One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""

character human inhuman person

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noun

(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.

Examples :

"The new student was a brute, meaning he hadn't yet enrolled at the university. "

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verb

To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.

Examples :

"The diamond cutter will brute the rough diamonds, grinding them together to begin shaping them into sparkling gems. "

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adjective

Without reason or intelligence (of animals).

Examples :

"a brute beast"

animal nature character being

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adjective

Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).

Examples :

"The child's brute force shattered the glass vase. "

character human inhuman animal mind

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adjective

Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.

Examples :

"the brute earth; the brute powers of nature"

mind character being attitude inhuman

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adjective

Crude, unpolished.

Examples :

"His presentation was quite brute; he lacked the smooth, polished delivery his colleagues used. "

character inhuman quality

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adjective

Strong, blunt, and spontaneous.

Examples :

"I punched him with brute force."

character inhuman quality

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adjective

Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless.

Examples :

"brute violence"

character inhuman attitude negative moral

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verb

To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.

Examples :

"The teacher brute-forced the announcement about the upcoming school trip throughout the classroom. "

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