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bru⋅tal⋅i⋅ty

  [broo-tal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality of being brutal; cruelty; savagery.
2. a brutal act or practice.
Origin:
1540–50; brutal + -ity
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bru·tal·i·ty   (brōō-tāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. bru·tal·i·ties
  1. The state or quality of being ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting.
  2. A ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting act.
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Brutality

Bru*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brutalities. [Cf. F. brutalit['e].]

1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.

2. An inhuman act.

The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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