Brute and Mean

Brute

Brute adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the brute attacks on innocent civilians had taken the war to a whole new level

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Mean and brute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead the word "Brute" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutish, brutally, Brutus

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Brute and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brute" instead the word "Mean" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

fat	fat brute	fat mean
bumbling	bumbling brute	bumbling mean
stupid	stupid brute	stupid mean
raging	raging brute	raging mean
Other adjectives: huge, incompetent, evil, dumb, giant.

I don't mean one brute bashing another brute's skull out of primitive passion.

Source: Would You Like to Hear How They Died?
Romance turns him into a mean-tempered brute who almost murders Huang Zhong in a paranoid fit of rage.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
Considering his aforementioned general role as the mean, stupid, and disrespected meat shield for his team, the Brute tends to be especially susceptible to Humiliation Conga and The Worf Effect.

Source: The Brute

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