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barbarous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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callous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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compassionless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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fierce(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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gratuitous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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grim(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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hard(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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hardhearted(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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harsh(adjective, mean, severe, cruel, pitiless)
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hatchet job(expression, adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
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having a killer instinct(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, severe)
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heartless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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implacable(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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inexorable(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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inhumane(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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iron-fisted(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
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mean(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel, pitiless)
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merciless(adjective, mean, cruel, pitiless, heartless)
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