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Definition of "brutal" []
- Extremely ruthless or cruel. (adjective)
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. (adjective)
- Harsh; unrelenting: a brutal winter in the Arctic. (adjective)
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating: spoke with brutal honesty. (adjective)
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Use "brutal" in a sentence
- "Clinton said last week in Rome world powers must show the Syrian government that there are consequences for what she called a "brutal crackdown" on civilians."
- "U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says world powers must show the Syrian government that there are consequences for what she called a "brutal crackdown" on civilians."
- "Organisers have called for a general strike in Oakland one day next week over what they called the "brutal and vicious" treatment of protesters there."