brute

Definition

Without reason or intelligence (of animals).

Etymology

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru).

Example Sentences

• "a brute beast"
• "A creature […] not prone / And brute as other creatures, but endued / With sanctity of reason."
• "the brute earth; the brute powers of nature"