Adjective: brutal broo-t(u)l
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"brutal beatings";
- barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
- Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"brutal desires";
- beastly, bestial, brute, brutish
- Punishingly harsh
"a brutal winter"; "the brutal summer sun";
- unrelenting
- Disagreeably direct and precise
"he spoke with brutal honesty"
See also: direct, inhumane, intense
Encyclopedia: Brutal