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brute

UK/bɹuːt/ US/bɹut/ fairly common uk
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

adjective

1.

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

  • “beastly desires”
  • “a bestial nature”
  • “brute force”
  • “a dull and brutish man”
  • “bestial treatment of prisoners”
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Origin

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru).

Phrases

  • brute fact
  • brute for punishment
  • brute force
  • brute strength

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