Brutal or Vicious Person

Brutal or vicious person crossword clue, 5 letters. UK Daily Mail quick crossword found in 4 Oct 2017.

Answer: BEAST or SAVAGES for 7 letters.

Brutal or vicious person crossword clue in sentence

Brutal or vicious are both adjectives. A mean person can be a brutal or vicious person. An adjective describes a noun. Vicious would denote much anger and energy put into an action. Brutal would show how much harm was done. brutal has undertones of the physical damage. vicious is about intent of the person/thing.

Examples:
The dog attacked viciously. (the dog was mean spirited and meant to attack). The boy endured a brutal beating. (implies there was a lot of physical damage to the boy, but nothing is mentioned about the reason why)