Senseless; unconscious; as the brute earth.

Irrational; ferine; as a brute beast.

Bestial; in common with beasts; as brute violence.

Rough; uncivilized; insensible; as a brute philosopher.

A beast; any animal destitute of reason, and of course the word comprehends all animals except man, but is applied mostly to the larger beasts.

A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; a low bred, unfeeling man.

for bruit, to report.