| Brute (brute) |
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| a. | (br***udd]t) |
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| Brute |
| [F. brut, nasc.,
brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid,
irrational: cf. It. *** Sp. bruto.] |
Not having
sensation] senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or
volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of
nature.
Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking;
as, a brute beast; the brute creation.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute
beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; as,
brute violence.
Having the physical powers predominating over
the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.
Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.
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An animal
destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a
beast.
A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners;
as unfeeling or coarse person.
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