brutal
adjective
[ ˈbruːt(ə)l ]
• savagely violent.
• "a brutal murder"
Similar:
savage,
cruel,
bloodthirsty,
vicious,
ferocious,
barbaric,
barbarous,
wicked,
murderous,
cold-blooded,
hard-hearted,
harsh,
ruthless,
callous,
heartless,
merciless,
pitiless,
remorseless,
sadistic,
unfeeling,
inhuman,
heinous,
monstrous,
abominable,
atrocious,
vile,
infernal,
uncivilized,
bestial,
brutish,
beastly,
animal,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to the lower animals’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin brutalis, from brutus ‘dull, stupid’ (see brute).
