Definitions for brutal

brutal bru·tal

Spelling: [broot-l]
IPA: /ˈbrut l/

Brutal is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in brutal (ablrtu).

Definitions for brutal

adjective

  1. savage; cruel; inhuman:
  2. crude; coarse:
  3. harsh; ferocious:
  4. taxing, demanding, or exhausting:
  5. irrational; unreasoning.
  6. of or relating to lower animals.

Origin of brutal

1425-75; late Middle English (Middle French) Medieval Latin brūtālis. See brute1, -al1

Examples for brutal

But he lost and his brutal career was over thanks to John Doar and the Voting Rights Act.

Who could be so brutal as to blame so amiable, so candid a creature?

Bill Murray has been accused by his ex-wife of repeated, brutal physical abuse.

After all, he could not be brutal with this guileless maiden.

Currently, there are many millions of Muslims who vehemently oppose ISIL and the brutal current in Islam that it represents.

Matthew Fenner claims members of the North Carolina-based The Word of Faith Fellowship subjected him to a brutal attack.

The army has since conducted a brutal wave of jailings against activists and journalists.

I asked, more to soften the effect of Marvin's brutal remark than anything else.

Or perhaps it's a brutal revenge on me,—after thinking I'd only marry for money.

His voice seemed to him rough and brutal, but he did not mean it so.

Word Value for brutal
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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