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The correct spelling is brute.
How to pronounce brute
/bɹuːt/
nounIPA: /bɹuːt/
Say it like: Bru-te
The correct spelling is brute. An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. For example: "One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""
Usage Examples
“One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail."”
“a brute beast”
“the brute earth; the brute powers of nature”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.
- 2.A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.
- 3.(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.
verb
- 1.To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.
- 2.To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.
adjective
- 1.Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
- 2.Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
- 3.Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
- 4.Crude, unpolished.
- 5.Strong, blunt, and spontaneous.
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