brutally
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bru·tal
(bro͞ot′l)adj.
1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
3. Harsh; unrelenting: a brutal winter in the Arctic.
4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating: spoke with brutal honesty.
bru′tal·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | brutally - in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" |
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brutally
adverb
1. cruelly, fiercely, savagely, ruthlessly, viciously, mercilessly, ferociously, remorselessly, in cold blood, callously, murderously, pitilessly, heartlessly, inhumanly, barbarously, brutishly, barbarically, hardheartedly Her real parents had been brutally murdered.
2. mercilessly, fiercely, cruelly, relentlessly, ferociously, remorselessly, pitilessly The talks had been brutally frank.
3. savagely, cruelly, dangerously, ferociously, fiendishly, fiercely The early morning New York air can be brutally cold.
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brutally
[ˈbruːtəlɪ] ADV1. (= savagely) [attack, murder, suppress] → de manera brutal, brutalmente
2. (= starkly) [say, reply, expose] → crudamente, descarnadamente
let me be brutally honest/frank with you → voy a serte tremendamente sincero/franco
the talks had been brutally frank → las conversaciones habían sido francas y crudas
a brutally competitive world → un mundo despiadadamente competitivo
the choice is brutally clear → la elección es de una claridad cruel or despiadada
let me be brutally honest/frank with you → voy a serte tremendamente sincero/franco
the talks had been brutally frank → las conversaciones habían sido francas y crudas
a brutally competitive world → un mundo despiadadamente competitivo
the choice is brutally clear → la elección es de una claridad cruel or despiadada
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brutally
[ˈbruːtəli] adv (= unsparingly) [frank, honest] → brutalement, de façon brutale
(= terribly) → terriblement
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