How to spell brute

Brute is spelled B-R-U-T-E.

hear itbru·te/brut/nounLong vowels

What it means: A strong, cruel person.

In a sentence: The big brute gently picked up the tiny kitten.

Same family: brutal, brutally, brutality, brutish, brute-force. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Brute” comes from Latin *brutus*, meaning “dull, stupid, or heavy,” and was first used in English to describe animals without reason. Over time, it shifted to describe people who act in a cruel, animal-like way.

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