brutalness

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality

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Meanings

nounbrutalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality

    "No," replied the Mate, and shook his head, thoughtfully. "The seas would make a clean breach over us, if we tried that. It's a case of 'run till you're blind, and pray till you bust'!" he concluded with a certain despondent brutalness.

    2013, William Hope Hodgson, Men of the Deep Waters

Origin

From brutal + -ness.

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APA

brutalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutalness

MLA

“brutalness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutalness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brutalness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutalness.

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