brutal

adj

Etymology: From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.

   “The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.”

   “What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.”

2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
3. Harsh; unrelenting.
4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
5. In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
6. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

   “brutal honesty”