brutish vs cruel

brutish

adj
  • Of, or in the manner of a brute 

  • Bestial; lacking human sensibility 

cruel

adj
  • Harsh; severe. 

  • Cool; awesome; neat. 

  • Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. 

verb
  • To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive. 

  • To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success) 

adv
  • To a great degree; terribly. 

How often have the words brutish and cruel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )