Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
brutal
brutal
1) very bad or tough, violent
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- brutal attack, brutally honest
- AnalysisThe adjective brutal describes something extremely violent, direct or harsh. You might describe a violent attack as a 'brutal attack' or say someone was 'brutally honest' if they were honest in a direct way that hurt peoples feelings or caused people to become upset. A 'brutal review' of something might be a review which honestly and directly points out many flaws in something. In Irish slang, something described as 'brutal' means it was bad or terrible.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- Oh, my God, I can't believe he missed that goal! That was brutal!
- He used to be a great player, but now he's just brutal.
- A man died last night in a brutal attack outside his home.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- To be brutally honest, the quality of your work has not reached my expectations.
- Well, if I'm brutally honest about the number of jobs that will be replaced by automation, we're looking at around 10,000 in the next five years.
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