"brute" meaning in English

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Adjective

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enPR: bro͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{der|en|frm|brut}} Middle French brut, {{der|en|fro|brut}} Old French brut, {{der|en|la|brūtus|t=dull, stupid, insensible}} Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), {{der|en|osc|-}} Oscan, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷréh₂us|t=heavy}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), {{cog|grc|βαρύς}} Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), {{cog|fa|گران|tr=gerân}} Persian گران (gerân), {{cog|sa|गुरु|tr=gurú}} Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), {{cog|en|guru}} English guru Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} brute (comparative more brute, superlative most brute)
  1. Without reason or intelligence (of animals). Translations (of animals: without reason or intelligence): järjetön (Finnish), typerä (Finnish), animalisch (German), tierisch (German), brúidiúil (Irish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-i7BvvMPy Disambiguation of 'of animals: without reason or intelligence': 75 11 5 3 3 4
  2. Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). Translations (of humans: senseless, unreasoning): eläimellinen (Finnish), dumm (German), blöd (German), brachial (German), bunkó (Hungarian), brúidiúil (Irish), bruto [masculine] (Italian), бе́смислен (bésmislen) (Macedonian), bezrozumny (Polish), бессмы́сленный (bessmýslennyj) (Russian), bruto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-8zc91XeK Disambiguation of 'of humans: senseless, unreasoning': 5 57 23 3 8 4
  3. Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless. Translations (unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless): raaka (Finnish), bezrozumny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-au~h-RVF Disambiguation of 'unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless': 2 5 92 0 1 0
  4. Crude, unpolished. Translations (crude, unpolished): karkea (Finnish), jalostumaton (Finnish), grob (German), roh (German), rau (German), faragatlan (Hungarian), bruto [masculine] (Italian), груб (grub) (Macedonian), гру́бый (grúbyj) (Russian), bruto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-fgzCYBNN Disambiguation of 'crude, unpolished': 1 1 0 90 6 3
  5. Strong, blunt, and spontaneous. Translations (strong, blunt and spontaneous): raaka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-r8VDGDpi Disambiguation of 'strong, blunt and spontaneous': 1 2 1 8 86 2
  6. Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless. Translations (brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless): raaka (Finnish), brúidiúil (Irish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-adj-Hg2Qbopq Disambiguation of 'brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless': 1 1 0 3 1 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brute fact, brute strength
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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enPR: bro͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{der|en|frm|brut}} Middle French brut, {{der|en|fro|brut}} Old French brut, {{der|en|la|brūtus|t=dull, stupid, insensible}} Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), {{der|en|osc|-}} Oscan, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷréh₂us|t=heavy}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), {{cog|grc|βαρύς}} Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), {{cog|fa|گران|tr=gerân}} Persian گران (gerân), {{cog|sa|गुरु|tr=gurú}} Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), {{cog|en|guru}} English guru Head templates: {{en-noun}} brute (plural brutes)
  1. (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Translations (animal destitute of human reason): կենդանի (kendani) (Armenian), անասուն (anasun) (Armenian), գազան (gazan) (Armenian), звяр (zvjar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), скот (skot) [masculine] (Bulgarian), udyr [neuter] (Danish), bæst [neuter] (Danish), elukka (Finnish), eläin (Finnish), Vieh [neuter] (German), κτήνος (ktínos) [neuter] (Greek), ζώο (zóo) [neuter] (Greek), θηρίο (thirío) [neuter] (Greek), בהמה (behema) (Hebrew), vadállat (Hungarian), bestia (Hungarian), bruto (Ido), ainmhí [masculine] (Irish), bruto [masculine] (Italian), жи́вотно (žívotno) [neuter] (Macedonian), nauwhea (Maori), حیوان (hayvan) (Ottoman Turkish), bestia [feminine] (Polish), besta [feminine] (Portuguese), criatura [feminine] (Portuguese), живо́тное (živótnoje) [neuter] (Russian), beathach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ainmhidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), bestia [feminine] (Spanish), odjur [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-noun-u0W~3ktH Disambiguation of People: 8 5 0 6 17 8 22 5 0 11 7 9 Disambiguation of 'animal destitute of human reason': 79 11 5 5
  2. A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. Translations (brutal person): անասուն (anasun) (Armenian), գազան (gazan) (Armenian), surovec (Czech), bruto (Esperanto), elukka (Finnish), raakalainen (Finnish), brute [feminine] (French), bruto [masculine] (Galician), besta [masculine] (Galician), besta brava [masculine] (Galician), Tier [neuter] (German), Rüpel [masculine] (German), Unmensch [masculine] (German), Barbar [masculine] (German), κτηνάνθρωπος (ktinánthropos) [masculine] (Greek), αγριάνθρωπος (agriánthropos) [masculine] (Greek), σκυλί (skylí) [neuter] (Greek), בהמה (behema) (Hebrew), bunkó [singular] (Hungarian), bruto (Ido), brúid [feminine] (Irish), ainmhí [masculine] (Irish), bruto [masculine] (Italian), 人でなし (hitodenashi) (Japanese), скот (skot) [masculine] (Macedonian), ѕвер (dzver) [masculine] (Macedonian), nau(w)hea (Maori), bølle [common-gender] (Norwegian), brúit [feminine] (Old Irish), حیوان (hayvan) (Ottoman Turkish), brutal [masculine] (Polish), bruto [masculine] (Portuguese), скоти́на (skotína) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), brùid [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grobijan (Slovene), brdavs (Slovene), bruto [masculine] (Spanish), nunda [class-10, class-9] (Swahili), odjur [neuter] (Swedish), sälle [common-gender] (Swedish), omänniska [common-gender] (Swedish), עשׂו (eysev) [masculine] (Yiddish), אַכזר (akhzer) [masculine] (Yiddish), חזיר־שלעגער (kházer-shlèger) [masculine] (Yiddish), שלעגער (shleger) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-brute-en-noun-1paScrby Disambiguation of 'brutal person': 7 84 0 8
  3. (film, television) A kind of powerful spotlight. Categories (topical): Film, Television
    Sense id: en-brute-en-noun-WGOH-6xl Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  4. (archaic, UK, Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated. Tags: UK, archaic Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-brute-en-noun-XGP~AAZ6 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brutal, brutality, brute force, brute for punishment, brutish
Etymology number: 1

Verb

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enPR: bro͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{der|en|frm|brut}} Middle French brut, {{der|en|fro|brut}} Old French brut, {{der|en|la|brūtus|t=dull, stupid, insensible}} Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), {{der|en|osc|-}} Oscan, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷréh₂us|t=heavy}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), {{cog|grc|βαρύς}} Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), {{cog|fa|گران|tr=gerân}} Persian گران (gerân), {{cog|sa|गुरु|tr=gurú}} Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), {{cog|en|guru}} English guru Head templates: {{en-verb}} brute (third-person singular simple present brutes, present participle bruting, simple past and past participle bruted)
  1. (transitive) To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-brute-en-verb-dJJaluGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 2 2 3 4 12 2 18 25 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 10 2 16 4 5 4 9 3 16 20 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

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enPR: bro͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Head templates: {{en-verb}} brute (third-person singular simple present brutes, present participle bruting, simple past and past participle bruted)
  1. Obsolete spelling of bruit Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: bruit
    Sense id: en-brute-en-verb-N6lpSDA5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "enpr": "bro͞ot"
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brutal"
    },
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    },
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      },
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        "2": "la",
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      "name": "der"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "osc",
        "3": "-"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "βαρύς"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "tr": "gurú"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुरु (gurú)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "guru"
      },
      "expansion": "English guru",
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          "_dis": "8 5 0 6 17 8 22 5 0 11 7 9",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees",
          "text": "they laid before them how unbecoming it was the Dignity of such sublime Creatures to be sollicitous about gratifying those Appetites, which they had in common with Brutes, and at the same time unmindful of those higher qualities that gave them the preeminence over all visible Beings.",
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        },
        {
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      ],
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kendani",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "կենդանի"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anasun",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "անասուն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gazan",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "գազան"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zvjar",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "звяр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "skot",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "udyr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bæst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "elukka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "eläin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Vieh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ktínos",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κτήνος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zóo",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζώο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "thirío",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "θηρίο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "behema",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "בהמה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "vadállat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "bestia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ainmhí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "žívotno",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "жи́вотно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "nauwhea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "hayvan",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "word": "حیوان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bestia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "besta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "criatura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "živótnoje",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "живо́тное"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beathach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ainmhidh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bestia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 11 5 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "odjur"
        }
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        {
          "text": "One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed \"I just got out of jail.\"",
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        }
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        ],
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          "brutal"
        ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anasun",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "անասուն"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gazan",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "գազան"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "surovec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "elukka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "raakalainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brute"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "besta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "besta brava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Tier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Rüpel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Unmensch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Barbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ktinánthropos",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "agriánthropos",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "skylí",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "σκυλί"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "behema",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "בהמה"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "bunkó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brúid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ainmhí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brúit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hitodenashi",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "人でなし"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "skot",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dzver",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ѕвер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "nau(w)hea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bølle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "hayvan",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "حیوان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "brutal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skotína",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скоти́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "brùid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "grobijan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "word": "brdavs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "nunda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "brutal person",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "odjur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 0 8",
          "code": "sv",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of animals: without reason or intelligence",
      "word": "tierisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of animals: without reason or intelligence",
      "word": "brúidiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "eläimellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "dumm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "blöd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "brachial"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "bunkó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "brúidiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bésmislen",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "бе́смислен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "bezrozumny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bessmýslennyj",
      "sense": "of humans: senseless, unreasoning",
      "word": "бессмы́сленный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "word": "bruto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless",
      "word": "raaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless",
      "word": "bezrozumny"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "karkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "jalostumaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "grob"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "roh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "rau"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "faragatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bruto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "grub",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "груб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "grúbyj",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "гру́бый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "crude, unpolished",
      "word": "bruto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strong, blunt and spontaneous",
      "word": "raaka"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless",
      "word": "raaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless",
      "word": "brúidiúil"
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    "brute"
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}

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      "roman": "kendani",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "կենդանի"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "anasun",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "անասուն"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gazan",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "գազան"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zvjar",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "звяр"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skot",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bæst"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "elukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "eläin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vieh"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ktínos",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κτήνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zóo",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζώο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thirío",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θηρίο"
    },
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "בהמה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "vadállat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "bestia"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "bruto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ainmhí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bruto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "žívotno",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "жи́вотно"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "nauwhea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hayvan",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "word": "حیوان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bestia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "besta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "criatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "živótnoje",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "живо́тное"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beathach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ainmhidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bestia"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "animal destitute of human reason",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odjur"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anasun",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "word": "անասուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gazan",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "word": "գազան"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "surovec"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brutal person",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "word": "raakalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "besta brava"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Tier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rüpel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Unmensch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Barbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ktinánthropos",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κτηνάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "agriánthropos",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "skylí",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σκυλί"
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    {
      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
      "word": "grobijan"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
      "word": "brdavs"
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      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "brutal person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עשׂו"
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      "code": "yi",
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      "code": "yi",
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      "code": "yi",
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