Brutal vs Excruciating - What's the difference?
brutal | excruciating |
(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.
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme
As adjectives the difference between brutal and excruciating
is that brutal is (savagely violent)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel while excruciating is causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.brutal
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* barbaric * cold-blooded * savage * viciousAntonyms
* gentle * kindExternal links
* * * ----excruciating
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Adjective
(en adjective)- the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (rfdate)