3
acrid
3
bad to the bone
3
baleful(adjective, mean, nasty, negative, vicious)
3
harsh(adjective, mean, tough, evil, nasty)
3
hurtful(adjective, mean, negative, malicious, harmful)
3
punitive(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving)
3
savage(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh, violent)
3
unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, bitter, antagonistic)
2
atrocious(adjective, bad, evil, nasty, harsh)
2
baneful(adjective, malevolent)
2
barbarous(adjective, mean, evil, nasty, harsh)
2
begruding(adjective, resentful)
2
belligerent(adjective, mean, nasty, speech, hostile)
2
bestial(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
2
bitchy
2
bloodthirsty(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, violent)
2
brutish(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, violent)
2
burning
2
callous(adjective, mean, tough, evil, nasty)
2
choleric
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