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brutality

 [broo-tal-i-tee]   Origin

bru·tal·i·ty

   [broo-tal-i-tee]
noun, plural bru·tal·i·ties.
1.
the quality of being brutal; cruelty; savagery.
2.
a brutal act or practice.
Origin:
1540–50; brutal + -ity

Related forms
o·ver·bru·tal·i·ty, noun, plural o·ver·bru·tal·i·ties.
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brutal (ˈbruːtəl)
 
—adj
1.  cruel; vicious; savage
2.  extremely honest or coarse in speech or manner
3.  harsh; severe; extreme: brutal cold
 
bru'tality
 
—n
 
'brutally
 
—adv

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brutality
1630s, "savage cruelty, inhuman behavior," from brutal + -ity. Literal sense "condition or state of a brute" is from 1711.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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