23
beastly(adjective, animal, rough, crude, aroused negative)
20
fiendish(adjective, person, evil, nasty, violent)
20
heartless(adjective, mean, feeling, hard, tough)
20
severe(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
20
unsympathetic(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
20
violent(adjective, mean, strong, severe, nasty)
19
feral(adjective, adverb, mean, strong, severe)
18
fell(adjective, strong, severe, harsh, intense)
18
rough(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, rude)
18
cold-blooded(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
18
murderous(adjective, strong, hard, severe, difficult)
16
callous(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
16
grim(adjective, person, mean, tough, severe)
15
cold(adjective, good, person, mean, bad)
15
mean(verb, adjective, person, severe, nasty)
15
rude(adjective, severe, rough, violent, cruel)
15
sadistic(adjective, adverb, person, mean, evil)
13
unmerciful(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, violent)
12
hardhearted(adjective, person, mean, hard, cold)
12
hateful(adjective, person, mean, evil, sharp)
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