brutal

comparative more brutal · superlative most brutal

1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.

   The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.

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   What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.

   2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2017

   Synonyms: barbaric, barbarous, savage, truculent, barbarous, bowelless, compassionless, cruel · Antonyms: gentle, kind

2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

   Synonyms: blunt, brusque, cold-blooded

3. Harsh; unrelenting.

   Synonyms: callous, severe, unyielding, callous, cold, insensate, hardhanded, cold-eyed

4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
5. figurativelyentertainmentIn extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
6. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

   brutal honesty

   Synonyms: blunt, unsubtle