Definition of "brutally" []

• In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically. (adverb)

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• "In a country where the military, along with all other uniformed branches, is actively employed in brutally repressing popular protest, the populace cheers them."
• "She smiled again – brutally, we thought – described a significant parabola from the mouth outwards with her hand, raised her eyebrows, and asked us something in Catalan."
• "It has torn up sacred promises, which its Chancellor called "scraps of paper"; it has broken its word; it has ordered "acts of frightfulness" in the lands which it has conquered and on the high seas, with the idea of brutally forcing its will upon enemies and neutral countries alike."