brutely

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adverb

In a rude or violent manner.

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brutishly
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Meanings

adverbbrutely (comparative more brutely, superlative most brutely)

comparative more brutely · superlative most brutely

  1. In a rude or violent manner.

    McDowell's paradigm for such a coercive relationship of world to mind is any account in which the world's impact upon us is brutely causal and that brute causal relationship is taken to have epistemic significance.

    2002, William P. Alston, Realism and antirealism

    Synonyms: brutishly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a rude or violent manner.

Similar
brutishly

Origin

From brute + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bezrozumnie
  • bezrozumnieTranslations
Spanish brutamente
  • brutamenteTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

brutely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutely

MLA

“brutely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutely. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brutely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutely.

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