Cruel, savage, or primitive; lacking intelligence, gentleness, or civilization.
From Latin 'brutus' meaning 'dull, stupid, or irrational,' possibly from 'bruttus' (heavy, thick). The word contrasts humans with 'brutes' (animals) to suggest someone acting without reason or compassion.
Philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life without civilization as 'brutish, nasty, and short'—it became one of the most quoted phrases in political theory.
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