51
atrocious(adjective, characteristic, person, evil, nasty)
47
brutal(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, strong)
41
savage(adjective, help, mean, strong, hard)
41
severe(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
40
vicious(adjective, characteristic, help, mean, strong)
39
barbarous(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, strong)
38
ruthless(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, hard)
38
inhuman(adjective, characteristic, animal, mean, hard)
37
merciless(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, hard)
37
ferocious(adjective, characteristic, help, mean, strong)
37
monstrous(adjective, characteristic, severe, evil, nasty)
36
harsh(adjective, characteristic, mean, strong, hard)
36
unkind(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, hard)
36
pitiless(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, tough)
35
hard(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, strong)
35
painful(adjective, characteristic, hard, nasty, difficult)
33
nasty(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
33
heartless(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, feeling)
32
callous(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
31
scary(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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