Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of nature
When you refer to brute strength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities. He used brute force to take control Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength. a phrase from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, used by Caesar when he realizes that even his good friend Brutus has betrayed him and is going to kill him. The phrase goes: "Et tu, Brute?" (and you, Brutus?). a man who is cruel, violent, and not sensitive