12
grisly(adjective, appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
12
hideous(adjective, appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
12
uncompassionate(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
12
unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough)
11
acute(adjective, pain, painful, endured)
11
coldhearted(adjective, person, mean, hard, severe)
11
feral(adjective, adverb, mean, strong, kind)
11
ghastly(adjective, appearance, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
11
gruesome(adjective, appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
11
odious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
11
sanguinary(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, violent)
11
sinful(adjective, characteristic, evil, nasty, pain)
11
unpleasant(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
11
unsparing(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
11
virulent(adjective, characteristic, mean, nasty, pain)
10
agonizing(adjective, pain, painful, endured)
10
barbarian(adjective, rough, rude, violent, vicious)
10
depraved(adjective, adverb, characteristic, evil, nasty)
10
diabolical(adjective, evil, harsh, violent, terrible)
10
frightful(adjective, appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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