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51 entries under severe topic. ×
| brutal(adjective, harsh, unpleasant, cruel) | |
| trenchant(adjective, sharp, nasty, intelligent) | |
| vindictive(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh) | |
| barbed(adjective, mean, nasty, vicious) | |
| calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| critical(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh) | |
| disturbing(adjective, mean, bad, wrong) | |
| mordant(adjective, hard, sharp, penetrating) | |
| penetrating(hard, sharp, unkind, cutting) | |
| punitive(harsh, cruel) | |
| unmerciful(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel) | |
| unsparing(adjective, sharp, harsh, cruel) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, sharp, tender) | |
| vitriolic(adjective, intelligent, quick, astute) | |
| bestial(adjective, harsh, cruel, monstrous) | |
| bloodthirsty(adjective, harsh, cruel, monstrous) | |
| coldhearted(adjective, harsh, cruel, monstrous) | |
| heartless(mean, harsh, cruel, unkind) | |
| implacable(harsh, cruel) | |
| inhumane(adjective, harsh, cruel) |
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