brute

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 (sometimes humorous) a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel way: His father was a drunken brute. * You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute! * an ugly brute 2 a large strong animal adjective [onlybeforenoun] 1 involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence: brute force / strength 2 basic, simple and unpleasant: the brute facts of inequality * Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics.