194 entries under cruel topic. ×

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tyrannous(adjective, severe)
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unjust(adjective, hard, tough, coarse)
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adamantine(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, hard, severe, cold)
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hardened(adjective, hard, tough, grim)
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hardhearted(adjective, mean, hard, severe, cold)
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immovable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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iron-fisted(adjective, mean, tough, severe, firm)
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perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, low)
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serious(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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unappeasable(adjective, mean, severe, determined)
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unstoppable(adjective, determined, fierce, persistent)
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avaricious(adjective, hard, tough, grim)
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bloody(adjective, hard, tough, violent)
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bound(adjective, determined, fierce, persistent)
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bound and determined(expression, adjective, idiom, determined)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, mean, hard, tough)
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compassionless(adjective, mean, hard, severe)
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cutthroat(adjective, mean, hard, severe, cold)
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dead set on(expression, adjective, idiom, severe)
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