1
: of or relating to beasts
the ways of the brute world
2
: inanimate sense 1a
a brute object
3
4
: purely physical
brute strength
brute force
5
: unrelievedly harsh
brute facts
brute necessity
Examples of brute in a Sentence
Adjective
They used brute force to open the door.
the brute fact of getting old
Noun
Let go of me, you brute!
it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Even after adjusting the scoring scale, one study concluded that the test's disproportionate emphasis on brute strength still effectively lowered standards for men while disadvantaging women.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Some cyber attacks begin with a dangerous email landing in your inbox, others might take a more direct, brute force approach, or exploit multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Even after adjusting the scoring scale, one study concluded that the test's disproportionate emphasis on brute strength still effectively lowered standards for men while disadvantaging women.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Brute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brute. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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brute
1 of 2 adjective1
: of or relating to beasts
2
: typical of beasts : like that of a beast
brute force
brute strength
brute
2 of 2 noun2
: a brutal person
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