173 entries under cruel topic. ×
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, cold) | |
| gratuitous(adjective, severe, harsh, senseless) | |
| grinding(adjective, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, clear, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hatchet job(expression, adjective, severe, harsh) | |
| having a killer instinct(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, harsh) | |
| hurting(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy) | |
| implacable(adjective, animal, hard, severe, nasty) | |
| inexorable(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, harsh) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, harsh, pitiless) | |
| ironfisted(adjective, close, harsh, vicious) | |
| liverish(adjective, nasty, rude, hostile) | |
| low-down and dirty(expression, adjective, idiom, nasty, rude) | |
| mean machine(expression, adjective, severe, harsh) | |
| mortal(adjective, severe, harsh, vicious) | |
| onerous(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| overwhelming(awful, wonderful, amazing, grand) | |
| partial(adjective, unreasonable, dishonest, improper) | |
| pernicious(adjective, nasty, wicked, hateful) | |
| prejudiced(adjective, unreasonable, dishonest, improper) |
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