Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a brutal manner; cruelly; inhumanly; in a coarse, gross, or unfeeling manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a brutal manner; cruelly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
brutal manner;viciously ,barbarically .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a vicious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a country where the military, along with all other uniformed branches, is actively employed in brutally repressing popular protest, the populace cheers them.
Bread and circuses 2000
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She smiled again – brutally, we thought – described a significant parabola from the mouth outwards with her hand, raised her eyebrows, and asked us something in Catalan.
Try Anything Twice 1938
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It has torn up sacred promises, which its Chancellor called "scraps of paper"; it has broken its word; it has ordered "acts of frightfulness" in the lands which it has conquered and on the high seas, with the idea of brutally forcing its will upon enemies and neutral countries alike.
The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Louis Paul B��n��zet 1919
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But the conversation languished, and in the ever-lengthening silences all found their thoughts reverting to the idea brutally expressed by Mr. Ryan:
Muslin 1892
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The INLA was formed in 1974 and was known as a brutally violent organisation that also engaged in bitter internal feuds.
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The INLA was formed in 1974 and was known as a brutally violent organisation that also engaged in bitter internal feuds.
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What sort of individual gets joy out of the idea of brutally killing animals that wouldn't have infested your garden if you hadn't been a lazy ass and done what you'd planned?
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The INLA was formed in 1974 and was known as a brutally violent organisation that also engaged in bitter internal feuds.
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The INLA was formed in 1974 and was known as a brutally violent organisation that also engaged in bitter internal feuds.
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The INLA was formed in 1974 and was known as a brutally violent organisation that also engaged in bitter internal feuds.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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