11
vindictive(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
10
malign(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
10
evil(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
10
hard-hearted(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
9
hellish(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
9
pernicious(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
9
rancorous(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
9
stingy(adjective, characteristic, mean, cruelty, unkindness)
9
wicked(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
8
inhumane(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
8
brutal(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
8
callous(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
8
ruthless(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
8
unfeeling(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
7
fiendish(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, atrocity)
7
bestial(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
7
cold-blooded(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
7
not good(expression, characteristic, meanness, badness)
7
pitiless(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
7
sadistic(adjective, characteristic, cruelty, unkindness)
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