16 entries under in awful way topic. ×

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brutally(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, intensely)
10
grimly(adverb, negatively, in a bad way)
9
callously(adverb, fiercely, negatively, unkindly, viciously)
8
ferociously(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, intensely)
8
fiercely(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, seriously)
7
atrociously(adverb, badly, fiercely, viciously, pitilessly)
7
brutishly(adverb, negatively)
7
coldheartedly(adverb, negatively, in a bad way)
7
hardheartedly(adverb, fiercely, violently, viciously, in a bad way)
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barbarously
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barbarically(adverb, pitilessly)
4
diabolically(adverb, badly, fiercely, viciously, pitilessly)
3
demoniacally(adverb, negatively)
3
ferally
1
cold-fistedly
0
In a cruelhearted way
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