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(adj)
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
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Uncivilized, uncultured.
Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Fierce and ferocious.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
(v)
(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
Extreme or intense.
Not smooth; uneven.
Very bad or intense.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
Outrageously bad; shocking.
Very severe, cruel, or harsh.
(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
Causing damage or harm.
Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
Morally low; base; despicable.
Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Causing horror; horrifying.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
Malevolent.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
Hateful, disgusting.
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Disparaging.
Wild; untamed.
Bad, evil or villainous.
Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
Involving physical conflict.
Full of hatred.
Very bad.
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
Hard to deal with, complicated.
(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Causing destruction; damaging.
Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
characterized by, or conducive to poor health
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Untamed; not domesticated.
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
Of low quality.
Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
Containing an error; inaccurate.
Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Unreliable; dangerous.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
Important; weighty; not insignificant.