brute
brute /br'uːt/ (brutes)
1 [N-COUNT]
If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
...a drunken brute.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
When you refer to brute strength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities.
He used brute force to take control...
Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
1 [N-COUNT]
If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
...a drunken brute.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
When you refer to brute strength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities.
He used brute force to take control...
Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.