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unyielding(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
8
inhumane(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough)
8
unpitying(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel)
7
unsparing(adjective, person, mean, harsh)
6
callous(adjective, person, mean, hard)
6
dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
6
vindictive(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
5
bloodthirsty(adjective, harsh, cruel, pitiless)
5
cutthroat(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
5
demanding(adjective, violent, hostile, exacting)
5
rough(adjective, person, hard, harsh)
5
savage(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
5
vengeful(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel)
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barbarous(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
4
exacting(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
4
hardhearted(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
4
unkind(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
3
fierce(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
3
intractable(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
3
vicious(adjective, mean, hard, rough)
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