brutism
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brute
(bro͞ot)n.
1. An animal other than a human; a beast.
2. A brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
adj.
1. Of or relating to animals other than humans: "None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter" (Henry David Thoreau).
2. Characteristic of a brute, especially:
a. Entirely physical: brute force.
b. Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence: a brute impulse.
c. Savage; cruel: brute coercion.
d. Unremittingly severe: was driven to steal food through brute necessity.
3. Coarse; brutish.
[From Middle English, nonhuman, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, stupid; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots.]
brut′ism n.
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brutism
(ˈbruːtɪzəm)n
1. the characteristic actions of a brute
2. the state of being a brute
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brutism
the set of attributes that characterize a brute. — brutish, adj.
See also: Behavior-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.