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(adj)
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
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Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
Fierce and ferocious.
Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
(n)
(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Very bad.
Of low quality.
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
Bad, evil or villainous.
Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
bad, unkind or abusive treatment
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
not showing mercy
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Hideous or frightful.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
In a natural, untreated state.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
Causing horror; horrifying.
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Not smooth; uneven.
Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
Very severe, cruel, or harsh.
A cruel or savage act.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Excessive; overdone.
Very bad or intense.
Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.
(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
Alternative form of iron-handed. [(derogatory) Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control.]
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Extreme or intense.
(informal) Bad; poor.
Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
Involving physical conflict.
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Living by preying on other living animals.
(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
Very difficult.
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
Without emotion.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
(informal) A penalty shootout.
(N)
a compendium of Christian theology written by Peter Lombard around 1150.
Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
Without remorse, mercy or pity.
Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
Without emotion or sympathy.