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cruel-hearted(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
4
harsh(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
3
fiendish(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
3
fierce(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
barbarian(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
barbarous(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
bloodthirsty(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
brutal(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
cold-blooded(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
devilish(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
diabolical(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
evil(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
grim(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
grinding(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
hard-hearted(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
hardhearted(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
heartless(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
incisive(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
inhuman(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
2
oppressive(adjective, cruelty, atrocity)
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