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brute

The correct spelling is brute.

How to pronounce brute

/bɹuːt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.
  2. 2.A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.
  3. 3.(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.

verb

  1. 1.To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.
  2. 2.To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.

adjective

  1. 1.Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
  2. 2.Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
  3. 3.Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
  4. 4.Crude, unpolished.
  5. 5.Strong, blunt, and spontaneous.

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