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Word entry · 5 letters

brute

Best crossword clue

"Savage, violent person"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /bɹuːt/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted bertuStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2R3U4T5E

Definitions

  1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Word origin

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru).

Used in a sentence

  • a brute beast
  • A creature […] not prone / And brute as other creatures, but endued / With sanctity of reason.
  • the brute earth; the brute powers of nature

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