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Word: Brute
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bruːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a savagely violent person or animal
Short Definition:violent person or animal
Examples:- he was a cold-blooded brute
Definition:
an animal as opposed to a human being
Short Definition:animal
Examples:- we, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect upon our impulses
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