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Another word for brutal

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Adjective

  1. Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort

    See also:

    comfort

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Another word for brutal

Modifier

  1. Cruel

    See also:

    cruel

  2. Crude

    See also:

    cruel

    crude

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Sentence Examples

  • He planned brutal practical jokes, in which blows had always a share.

  • Who is that intemperate and brutal man whom we would redeem?

  • A brutal one but fair nonetheless.

  • To succeed, it was essential that the fellah should be taught that discipline might be strict without being oppressive, that pay and rations would be fairly distributed, that brutal usage by superiors would be checked, that complaints would be thoroughly investigated, and impartial justice meted out to soldiers of all ranks.

  • He was about to stoop over her hand and kiss it, but with a rapid, almost brutal movement of her head, she intercepted his lips and met them with her own.

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