brute:

(plural: ‘brutes‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘bru’, with a long ‘u’ sound, rhyme with the letters ‘broo’ in “brood” — ‘broot’)

a typical brute

 

 

a rough, cruel, big and/or ill-mannered man,

(a brute — a brutish dog)

e.g.

Andrew is an ugly brute; he does not know how to treat others, and uses only his muscle power rather than his mental power in deal with even sensitive matters.

More and more people are becoming victims of the actions of savage brutes who kill their brothers and sisters for religious and political reasons.

It seems illogical to ask the police to be gentle with gangs of cutthroats and brutes who do not mind harming others at the drop of a hat.

‘Brute’ is also used for a large cruel animal — a beast, and is more commonly used as an adjective to refer to people or things that are rough, strong, more forceful, etc. e.g. ‘brute force’, ‘brute strength’, ‘brute facts’, etc. For ‘brute’ referring to an animal, please click here.
For more on how this word brute is found in news, please click here.
For an interesting article on how brute is used for animals, please click here.

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