Brū'tal, a.

(32), a. [Fr. brutal, from brut, brute, Lat. brutus. See BRUTE.] 1. Pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. “Brutal kind.” Milton. 2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; as, brutal manners. “Brutal intemperance.” Macaulay.