brute

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.