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Brute [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Senseless; unconscious; as the brute earth.

2. Irrational; ferine; as a brute beast.

3. Bestial; in common with beasts; as brute violence.

4. Rough; uncivilized; insensible; as a brute philosopher.

Brute [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A beast; any animal destitute of reason, and of course the word comprehends all animals except man, but is applied mostly to the larger beasts.

2. A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; a low bred, unfeeling man.

Brute [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

for bruit, to report. [Not used.]

Brute [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of nature.

2. Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking; as, a brute beast; the brute creation.

3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; as, brute violence.

4. Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.

5. Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.

Brute [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.

2. A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person.

Brute [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To report; to bruit.

Brutely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a rude manner.

Brutely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a rude or violent manner.

Bruteness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Bruteness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913