Brutal \Bru"tal\, a. [Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a.]

1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. ``Above the rest of brutal kind.'' --Milton.

2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. ``Brutal intemperance.'' --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)