brutal
adjective
1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- brutal beatings
Similar word(s): inhumane, barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
2. punishingly harsh
- the brutal summer sun
- a brutal winter
Similar word(s): intense, unrelenting
3. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Similar word(s): inhumane, beastly, bestial, brute, brutish
4. disagreeably direct and precise
- he spoke with brutal honesty
Similar word(s): direct