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58 entries under cruel topic. ×

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hurting(adjective, tender, pain, raw)
9
mean(verb, adjective, nasty, harsh)
8
dangerous(adjective, bad, offensive, foul)
8
unkind(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, severe)
7
deadly(adjective, bad, evil, unkind)
7
wounding(adjective, offensive, rude, awful, terrible)
6
afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
6
hard(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, tender)
5
harsh(adjective, mean, hard, severe)
5
ominous(adjective, offensive, unkind, distressing)
4
nocuous(adjective, negative, unkind, distressing)
4
upsetting(adjective, offensive, awful, terrible)
3
merciless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, unpleasant)
2
brutal(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant)
2
vindictive(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, harsh)
1
punitive(severe, harsh)
1
unmerciful(adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
1
unsparing(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh)
0
bestial(adjective, severe, harsh, monstrous)
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bloodthirsty(adjective, severe, harsh, monstrous)
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