brute

[US]/bruːt/
[UK]/bruːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. irrational; cruel
n. beast; cruel person

Phrases & Collocations

brute force

brute strength

Example Sentences

a great brute of a machine.

a brute struggle for social superiority.

animal instincts and desires.See Synonyms at brute

we achieve little by brute force.

the brute necessities of basic subsistence.

He is a brute to his children.

was driven to steal food through brute necessity.

what an unfeeling little brute you are.

This misshapen ogrelike brute has taut flesh with a claylike texture.

The security of encryption algorithms depends heavily on the computational infeasibility of brute force attack.

Man has struggled long against the brute forces of nature.

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