Brutal
Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.
Philistine and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Brutal".
Philistine
Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.
Brutal and philistine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Philistine".
Nearby Word: philistinism
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