36 entries under vicious topic. ×

15
bad(adjective, help, mean, wrong, evil)
15
distressing(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
15
painful(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
12
grievous(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
11
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, nasty)
9
mean(verb, adjective, nasty, harsh, cruel)
8
bitter(adjective, hard, nasty, pain, unpleasant)
7
unpleasant(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh, tender)
6
afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
6
dire(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
6
hard(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, tender)
5
disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
4
offensive(adjective, bad, severe, rude, unpleasant)
3
distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
3
merciless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, unpleasant)
3
poignant(adjective, hard, unpleasant, painful)
2
annoying(adjective, sharp, nasty, tender, offensive)
2
brutal(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, cruel)
2
displeasing(adjective, pain, offensive, unpleasant)
2
vindictive(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, harsh)
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