Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Brutal instincts or tendencies; bruteness; animality.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Behaviour or action characteristic of a brute.

Etymologies

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brute +‎ -ism

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