plural of brute

The state or quality of being brute.

present participle of brute

simple past tense and past participle of brute

In a rude or violent manner.

Obsolete spelling of bruit

Without reason or intelligence (of animals). / Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). / Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.

(archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. / A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.

(transitive) To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.

plural of brute for punishment