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Brutalist.

Pertaining to Brutalism, a style of modernist architecture characterized by the use of board-marked concrete

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Pertaining to Brutalism, a style of modernist architecture characterized by the use of board-marked concrete

Where this word comes from

From brutal + -ist.

noun
  1. An architect who used this style

Where this word comes from

From brutal + -ist.

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