savage; cruel; inhuman

a brutal attack on the village.

crude; coarse

brutal language.

harsh; ferocious

brutal criticism; brutal weather.

taxing, demanding, or exhausting

They're having a brutal time making ends meet.

irrational; unreasoning.

of or pertaining to lower animals.

adjective

generous , humane , kind , nice , gentle

adjective

barbarous , bloodthirsty , callous , ferocious , gruff , hard , harsh , heartless , impolite , inhuman , insensitive , merciless , pitiless , remorseless , rough , rude , ruthless , savage , severe , uncivil , uncivilized , unfeeling , unmannerly , unmerciful , vicious , animal , bearish , beastly , bestial , brute , brutish , carnal , coarse , feral , ferine , inhumane , swinish , atrocious , bloody , caddish , caliban , cruel , draconian , fell , gross , insensate , insensible , repressive , sadistic , troglodytic , truculent , vindictive