33
selfish(adjective, characteristic, good, person, mean)
33
unkind(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
30
malevolent(adjective, characteristic, good, mean, cruelty)
26
spiteful(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
24
mean(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness, malevolent)
23
greedy(adjective, characteristic, mean, generous, cruelty)
21
hateful(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
21
merciless(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
19
atrocious(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
16
brutish(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
16
cruel(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
16
nasty(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
16
malicious(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
14
inhuman(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
14
malignant(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
14
vicious(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
13
harsh(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
13
vengeful(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness, good behavior)
12
miserly(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
12
heartless(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
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