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Webster 1913 Edition

Brutal

Bru′tal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
brutal
. See
Brute
,
Adj.
]
1.
Of or pertaining to a brute;
as,
brutal
nature
.
“Above the rest of brutal kind.”
Milton.
2.
Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross;
as,
brutal
manners
.
“Brutal intemperance.”
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brutal

BRU'TAL

,
Adj.
[See Brute.] Pertaining to a brute; as brutal nature.
1.
Savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling like a brute; merciless; as brutal courage; brutal manners.

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