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brutal | bruised |

As an adjective brutal

is (senseid)savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.

As a verb bruised is

(bruise).

brutal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (senseid)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
  • Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  • Harsh; unrelenting
  • Disagreeably precise or penetrating
  • (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
  • Synonyms

    * barbaric * cold-blooded * savage * vicious

    Antonyms

    * gentle * kind

    bruised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bruise)

  • bruise

    English

    (wikipedia bruise)

    Alternative forms

    * bruize (obsolete)

    Verb

    (bruis)
  • To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
  • To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
  • Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
  • Bananas bruise easily.
  • To become bruised.
  • I bruise easily.
  • To fight with the fists; to box.
  • * Thackeray
  • Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.

    Derived terms

    * bruiser * bruising

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
  • A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
  • Synonyms

    * (medical) ecchymosis, contusion (technical term ) * See also

    Anagrams

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