A reference for vocabulary words in American Literature
"it was amazing to see these wild, untaught savages howling like brutes in compassion for us."page 118elements of literaturei think brute means savage.
"it was amazing to see these wild, untaught savages howling like brutes in compassion for us."
page 118
elements of literature
i think brute means savage.
According to an online dictionary it states an animal, or a brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
My dad has used this term once to describe football players so I think it means insensitive person.
I have also heard it used to describe just a big person in general. It can be an adjective in the form of "brutish".
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According to an online dictionary it states an animal, or a brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
ReplyDeleteMy dad has used this term once to describe football players so I think it means insensitive person.
ReplyDeleteI have also heard it used to describe just a big person in general. It can be an adjective in the form of "brutish".
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