ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹəs ˈbiːstli

ˈbɛs.ti.əl ˈbɛs.tʃəl ˈbɹuːtəl ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ ˈɹʌfʃɒd ˈɹʌfʃɑd ˈsævɪdʒ ˈvɪʃəs disagreeably direct and precise he spoke with brutal honesty (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering a barbarous crime brutal beatings cruel tortures Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks a savage slap vicious kicks resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility beastly desires a bestial nature brute force a dull and brutish man bestial treatment of prisoners punishingly harsh the brutal summer sun a brutal winter