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[ adjective ] (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Examples "a barbarous crime" "brutal beatings" "cruel tortures" "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" "a savage slap" "vicious kicks" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Russ gave him a brutal thrust that tumbled him over flat on his stomach . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain
Synonyms Examples "brutal instruments of torture" "cruel weapons of war" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)We come_upon a rabbit that has been caught in one of the brutal traps in common use . Related terms |
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