Hostile vs Brutal - What's the difference?
hostile | brutal |
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
(senseid)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
Harsh; unrelenting
Disagreeably precise or penetrating
(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
As adjectives the difference between hostile and brutal
is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while brutal is (senseid)savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.As a noun hostile
is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.hostile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change