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BRUTALITY

\bɹuːtˈalɪti], \bɹuːtˈalɪti], \b_ɹ_uː_t_ˈa_l_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of BRUTALITY

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a brutal barbarous savage act
the trait of extreme cruelty

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a brutal barbarous savage act
the trait of extreme cruelty

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Pitiless cruelty; savageness; inhumanity; a savage act.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. Inhumanity; savageness; cruelty.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Savageness, churlishness.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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