bn:00098042a
Adjective Concept
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barbarous  brutal  cruel  fell  roughshod
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering WordNet 3.0
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. Wiktionary
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A barbarous crime WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Brutal beatings WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find. Wiktionary
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