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- pronunciation:
- brut
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any nonhuman animal, esp. a mammal.
- synonyms:
- animal, beast
- similar words:
- creature, mammal
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| definition 2: |
a cruel, unintelligent, or insensitive person.
- synonyms:
- barbarian, beast, monster
- similar words:
- animal, boor, cave man, churl, lout, ogre, savage, yahoo
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| related words: |
bear, beast, clown, demon, monster |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, concerning, or characteristic of an animal.
- synonyms:
- animal, bestial
- similar words:
- animallike, dumb
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| definition 2: |
driven or characterized by instinct rather than rational thought.
a brute reaction- synonyms:
- gut, instinctive, visceral
- similar words:
- animal, bestial, impulsive, natural
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| definition 3: |
savage or cruel; brutal.
- synonyms:
- atrocious, barbarous, brutal, ruthless, savage, vicious
- similar words:
- abusive, bestial, bloodthirsty, brutish, callous, cruel, ferocious, fiendish, inhumane, merciless, monstrous, pitiless, remorseless, truculent, violent
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| related words: |
brutal, savage |
| derivation: |
brutelike (adj.) |
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