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brutal
UK /ˈbɹuː.təl/ US /ˈbɹu.təl/
adj 5
Definitions
adj
1
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
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.
2
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
3
Harsh; unrelenting.
4
Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
5
In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
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