# brutally

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #13,110

## Definitions
1. In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
2. In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise, or mask unpleasantness; directly.
3. Extremely.

## Etymology
From brutal + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **brutal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutal-vs-brutally)
- **brutality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutality-vs-brutally)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrutally`, `brrutally`, `brtually`, `bruatlly`, `brutallyy`, `brutaly`, `brutalyl`, `brutlaly`, `bruttally`, `burtally`, `rbutally`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brutally