Brutal and Mean

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Brutal

Brutal adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: a brutal child who liked to torture animals
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Mean and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Brutal".
Nearby Words: brutish, brute, brutalize, brutality, brutally

Mean

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
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Brutal and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Mean".
Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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  • Though he's an interesting case: while he was a complete jerk certainly deserving of a Karmic Death, the method by which he was killed was so brutal and mean-spirited it's hard not to feel sorry for him.
    Source: Asshole Victim / Anime and Manga
  • The Spartan Way Japanese training might have been brutal, but that doesn't mean it was particularly good.
    Source: The Spartan Way
  • Series / Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Killing the Sovereign would mean stopping a brutal tyrant with a Omnicidal Maniac-type plan, but it would also mean Hercules' death, too.
    Source: Series / Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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