1. Violent. Coup brutal.
2. Inattendu. Deuil brutal.
ETYM Cf. French brutal. Related to Brute.
1. (Of circumstances; especially weather) Causing suffering; SYN. cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind.
2. (Of weapons or instruments) Causing suffering and pain; SYN. cruel.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse.
Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; fervid; SYN. tearing, vehement, violent.
1. Disagreeable to the senses.
2. Extremely unkind or cruel.
3. Severe.
4. Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; SYN. abrasive.
5. Unpleasantly stern; SYN. rough.
ETYM French sauvage, Old Fren. salvage, from Latin silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, from silva a wood. Related to Silvan, Sylvatic.
1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; nature; wild.
2. Wild; untamed; uncultivated.
3. Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude.
4. Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal.