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| animal |
a brutish, mean, or cruel person. [1/5 definitions] |
| atrocity |
an exceptionally evil, ruthless, or cruel act. [2 definitions] |
| barbarity |
cruel or vicious behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| barbarize |
to cause to become cruel or barbarous; brutalize. [1/4 definitions] |
| barbarous |
brutal; cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
| beast |
an animal or human that acts like a cruel or brutal monster. [1/3 definitions] |
| bloodthirsty |
eager to cause or attracted to acts of bloodshed; cruel. |
| bloody-minded |
tending to be cruel, violent, or disruptive. |
| brutal |
exceptionally savage, merciless, or cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
| brutality |
the condition or quality of being brutal or very cruel. [2 definitions] |
| brutalize |
to cause to be savage, merciless, or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| brute |
a cruel, unintelligent, or insensitive person. [2/5 definitions] |
| cold-blooded |
done without or lacking kindness or other humane feelings; heartless; cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
| cruelty |
the state or quality of being cruel. [2 definitions] |
| cutthroat |
a bloodthirsty, merciless, or cruel person, esp. a murderer. [2/5 definitions] |
| demon |
an evil, wicked, or cruel person. [1/4 definitions] |
| Draconian |
(often l.c.) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| enlightened |
having a heightened awareness of what is unjust or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| evil |
heartless; cruel. [1/7 definitions] |
| fiendish |
of, pertaining to, or like a fiend; diabolical or extremely cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| ill-use |
bad or cruel treatment. [1/2 definitions] |
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