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In some senses, brutally is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
bumptious, exposed, honest, rich, strong
VERB + BRUTALLY
found, got, said, uprising
BRUTALLY + NOUN
death, hostage, layla, mary, october, thieves, wife
PREP.
in, on, with
adv
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied.
"You sit there," said Henry brutally.
In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise, or mask unpleasantness; directly.
He was not an expert but he was brutally honest by saying he couldn’t help the customer find a solution.
Beeching concludes, rather brutally, that "a high proportion of stopping passenger train services ought to be discontinued as soon as possible... and as soon as procedure permits".
Extremely.
You know, I am so glad I never did it with someone I had lukewarm feelings for. Christian is brutally hot, and I am going to remember tonight forever.
The first piece of the night is Shostakovich. Its first movement is a sedate, haunting, almost melodramatic nocturne, but before too long the concerto changes gear and becomes energetic, discordant, feral. It's lengthy, too, a real work-out, and much of it is brutally difficult to execute. He's on form tonight. Close to flawless, and his audience — which he cannot see or hear — seems rapt.
adverb — in a vicious manner
From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vai
Wiktionary"You sit there," said Henry brutally.
WiktionaryEngland's World Cup dreams fell apart under a French onslaught on a night when their shortcomings were brutally exposed at the quarter-final stage.
WiktionaryShe is brutally honest; it hurts me from time to time.
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In some senses, brutally is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.