brutal vs pulling no punches

brutal

adj
  • Disagreeably precise or penetrating. 

  • Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel. 

  • Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. 

  • Harsh; unrelenting. 

  • Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness. 

  • In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs. 

pulling no punches

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