10
malignant(adjective, mean, nasty, vicious, wicked)
8
despiteful(adjective, mean, nasty, violent, wild)
8
inconsiderate(adjective, person, negative, behavior, unwarmhearted)
8
stern(adjective, person, mean, harsh, cruel)
7
brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, severe)
7
cat-hearted(adjective, person, behavior, unwarmhearted, aroused negative)
7
fiendish(adjective, person, wicked, unwarmhearted)
7
misaffectionate(adjective, person, negative, unwarmhearted)
7
misanthropic(adjective, person, negative, unwarmhearted)
7
punitive(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel, punishment)
7
unrelenting(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
7
venomous(adjective, mean, nasty, violent, wild)
6
indecent(adjective, person, wicked, unwarmhearted)
6
nasty(adjective, mean, evil, violent, wild)
6
bitter(adjective, mean, nasty, unkind, pitiless)
6
cold(adjective, person, mean, harsh, cruel)
6
cold-blooded(adjective, person, mean, nasty, harsh)
6
hard(adjective, person, mean, tough, severe)
6
hardhearted(adjective, person, cruel, brutal, pitiless)
6
ruthless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
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