brute

  • 21Brute —    This becomes a transferred name when a speaker quotes ‘Et tu, Brute?’ supposedly the words uttered by Julius Caesar when he saw that Marcus Junius Brutus, ‘the noblest Roman of them all’, was amongst his assassins. The Latin words simply mean… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 22brute — [[t]bru͟ːt[/t]] brutes 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive. Custer was an idiot and a brute and he deserved his fate. ...a drunken brute. 2) ADJ: ADJ n When… …

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  • 23brute — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy more at grieve Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to beasts < the ways of the brute world > 2.&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24brute — brute1 [ brut ] noun count 1. ) a strong man who acts in a cruel or violent way: a vicious brute a ) a big man who looks strong: a big handsome brute of a man 2. ) a big strong animal a ) an animal that you do not like or that frightens you brute …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25brute — I UK [bruːt] / US [brut] noun [countable] Word forms brute : singular brute plural brutes 1) a) a strong man who acts in a cruel or violent way a vicious brute b) a big man who looks strong a big handsome brute of a man 2) a) a big strong animal&#8230; …

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  • 26BRUTE — s. f. Animal privé de raison. Il se dit principalement Des bêtes qui sont le plus dépourvues d intelligence et de sensibilité. Il tient moins de l homme que de la brute. Il n a pas plus de raison qu une brute. L instinct qui tient lieu de raison&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 27BRUTE — n. f. Animal privé de raison. Il se dit principalement des Bêtes qui sont le plus dépourvues d’intelligence et de sensibilité. Il tient moins de l’homme que de la brute. Il n’a pas plus de raison qu’une brute. L’instinct qui tient lieu de raison&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28brute — 1. noun /bruːt/ a) An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; especially a quadruped; a beast. One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed I just got out of jail.&#8230; …

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  • 29brute — brute1 [bru:t] n a man who is cruel, violent, and not sensitive brute 2 brute2 adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: brut rough , from Latin brutus heavy, stupid ] 1.) brute force/strength physical strength rather than intelligence and careful&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30Brute. — Infobox musical artist Name = brute. Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Atlanta, GA, USA Genre = Rock, Southern rock, Jam band Years active = 1995 ndash;2002 Label = Widespread Records Associated acts =&#8230; …

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