brutalとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹuːtəl/
• 韻: -uːtəl

形容詞

brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

2. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
   • 2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.

3. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
4. Harsh; unrelenting.
5. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
6. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
7. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

   brutal honesty

同意語

• barbaric
• cold-blooded
• savage
• vicious

反意語

• gentle
• kind

関連する語

Further reading

• “brutal” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “brutal” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• brutal at OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• Brault