Brutal \Bru"tal\, a. [Cf. F. brutal. See {Brute}, a.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. "Above the
      rest of brutal kind." --Milton.
      
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   2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling;
      merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. "Brutal
      intemperance." --Macaulay.
      
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