Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

brutal

Meaning

brutal

In Swedish: rå, hänsynslös

Forms

Forms of brutal
Basic form	brutal	with en-words
Neuter	brutalt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	brutala	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	brutalare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	brutalast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does brutal mean?

brutal in a sentence

ett brutalt mord
a brutal murder

Questions

What does brutal mean in English?

brutal means “brutal”.

Similar words

våldsamråbarkadbarbarisk

Origin

From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from brūtus.

Nearby common words

brutal is number 3,152 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,148tara tare
3,149snurra whirl, spin
3,150medvetslös unconscious
3,151måne moon
3,153skratt laugh, laughter
3,154grepp grasp, grip
3,155sedd seen
3,156bortse disregard, ignore

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary