"brutally" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more brutally [comparative], most brutally [superlative]
Etymology: brutal + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brutal|ly}} brutal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} brutally (comparative more brutally, superlative most brutally)
  1. In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically. Translations (in a brutal manner): brutalment (Catalan), raa’asti (Finnish), brutaalisti (Finnish), brutalement (French), sauvagement (French), brutal (German), brutale (Ido), brutalmente (Italian), barbaramente (Italian), ha ushendzi (Ngazidja Comorian), brutalement (Norman), brutalnie (Polish), brutalmente (Spanish), brutalt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brutally-en-adv-H7goKkjx Disambiguation of 'in a brutal manner': 93 7 0
  2. In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise or mask unpleasantness; directly.
    Sense id: en-brutally-en-adv-QLWRg81V
  3. (slang) Extremely. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-brutally-en-adv-WK82u2qw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 3 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 18 7 75

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