brute

n. விலங்கு, மாக்களினம், காட்டுமிராண்டி, பகுதிதறிவில்லாதவர், கொடுமையானவர், அறிவிலி, (பெ.) விலங்கினத்தைச் சார்ந்த, பகுதித்தறிவுக்குமாறான, அறிவுக்குபொருந்தாக, அறிவற்ற, முரட்டுத்தனமான, நாகரிகமற்ற.

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Brute, a. Etym: [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.] 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. A creature . . . not prone And brute as other creatures, but endued With sanctity of reason. Milton. 3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; as, brute violence. Macaulay. The influence of capital and mere brute labor. Playfair. 4. Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent. A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. Sir W. Scott. 5. Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling. [R.] Brute, n. 1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast. Brutes may be considered as either aëral, terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious. Locke. 2. A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person. An ill-natured brute of a husband. Franklin. Syn. -- See Beast. Brute, v. t. Etym: [For bruit.] Defn: To report; to bruit. [Obs.]

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