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[bruːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a savagely violent person or animal
(e.g: he was a cold-blooded brute)
- an animal as opposed to a human being
(e.g: we, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect upon our impulses)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’
[bruːt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence
(e.g: a brute struggle for social superiority)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’
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