brutally

Adverb

Meaning

In a brutal manner; cruelly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

roughly badly violently sternly cruelly irresistibly grimly savagely hardball selfishly wantonly monstrously felly severely ruthlessly
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Antonyms

luckily well enough simply easily nearly
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Phrases with the word

less brutally brutally competitive

Examples

A satirist is a man whose flesh creeps so at the ugly and the savage and the incongruous aspects of society that he has to express them as brutally and nakedly as possible in order to get relief. John Dos Passos

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships. Lauryn Hill

I'm very honest - brutally honest. I always look at things from their point of view as well as mine. And I know when to walk away. Indra Nooyi

Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love. Francesca Lia Block

Whatever the Clave was discussing, the Council meeting was dragging on brutally late. "But he knows New York. He doesn't know Alicante-. Cassandra Clare

It is the brutally outspoken man that earns enmity. Nigerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

brutalize brutalizer brutalizing brutally competitive brutalness brute