brute

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bro͞ot, IPA ^(key): /bruːt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /brut/

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Noun

Singular brute

Plural brutes

1. (countable) A brute is an animal.

   He told her he would not come to the house unless she tied up her brute.

2. (countable) A person who behaves like an animal is a brute.

   The brute just pushed his way to the front of the line.

Adjective

Positive brute

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Brute is strong, like an animal, without thought or reason.

   He used brute strength to move the large rock.

Related words

• brutal
• brutality
• brutish

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