16
vicious(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh, violent)
15
barbarous(adjective, animal, mean, hard, tough)
15
ferocious(adjective, animal, mean, nasty, harsh)
14
brutish(adjective, hard, nasty, violent, cold)
14
cold-blooded(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
14
relentless(adjective, animal, mean, hard, tough)
13
inhumane(adjective, animal, person, mean, hard)
13
uncompassionate(adjective, animal, mean, hard, tough)
13
unforgiving(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
12
bloodthirsty(adjective, severe, nasty, harsh, violent)
12
inexorable(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
12
stony(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
11
cold(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
11
murderous(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, violent)
11
unrelenting(adjective, animal, mean, hard, tough)
10
implacable(adjective, animal, mean, hard, tough)
10
insensitive(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh)
10
obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
10
stony-hearted(adjective, cold, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathetic)
9
tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, harsh)
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