brutal vs vicious

brutal and vicious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brutal	No	Yes	No	No
vicious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, brutal and vicious are synonyms defined as:

brutal and vicious: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Other synonyms of brutal include barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage.

brutal (adjective)	vicious (adjective)
disagreeably direct and precise	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
punishingly harsh	having the nature of vice
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure