Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint

• wolfish

  1. Of or relating to wolves.
  2. Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
  3. Fierce or rapacious.

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  1. Of or relating to wolves.
  2. Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
  3. Fierce or rapacious.

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• vicious

  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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• truculent

  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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• savage

  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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• inhuman

  1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
  2. Not suited for human needs:
  3. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:

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  1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
  2. Not suited for human needs:
  3. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:

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• ferocious

  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• feral

  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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• fell

  1. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
  2. To kill:
  3. To sew or finish (a seam) with the raw edges flattened, turned under, and stitched down.

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  1. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
  2. To kill:
  3. To sew or finish (a seam) with the raw edges flattened, turned under, and stitched down.

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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• bestial

  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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• barbarous

  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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So intense as to cause extreme suffering

• vicious

  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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• savage

  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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• ferocious

  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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Intensely violent in sustained velocity

• strong

  1. Physically powerful; capable of exerting great physical force.
  2. Marked by great physical power:
  3. In good or sound health; robust:

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  1. Physically powerful; capable of exerting great physical force.
  2. Marked by great physical power:
  3. In good or sound health; robust:

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• high

  1. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward:
  2. Extending a specified distance upward:
  3. Far or farther from a reference point:

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  1. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward:
  2. Extending a specified distance upward:
  3. Far or farther from a reference point:

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• furious

  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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Extreme in degree, strength, or effect

• violent

  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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• vehement

  1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:

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  1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:

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• terrible

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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• intense

  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:

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  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:

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• furious

  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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• desperate

  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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Intensely sustained, especially in activity

• intensive

  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by intensity:
  2. Tending to emphasize or intensify:
  3. Possessing or requiring to a high degree. Often used in combination:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by intensity:
  2. Tending to emphasize or intensify:
  3. Possessing or requiring to a high degree. Often used in combination:

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• intense

  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:

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  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:

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• heightened

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of heighten.
  2. increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped-up

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of heighten.
  2. increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped-up

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• concentrated

  1. Not dilute; having a high concentration.
  2. Intense; directed towards a specific location.
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of concentrate.

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  1. Not dilute; having a high concentration.
  2. Intense; directed towards a specific location.
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of concentrate.

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Said especially of people and animals

• hard-boiled

  1. Cooked by boiling in the shell to a solid consistency. Used of eggs.
  2. Callous; unfeeling.
  3. Unsentimental and practical; tough.

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  1. Cooked by boiling in the shell to a solid consistency. Used of eggs.
  2. Callous; unfeeling.
  3. Unsentimental and practical; tough.

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• tough

  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• barbarous

  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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• tigerish

  1. having the characteristics of a tiger

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  1. having the characteristics of a tiger

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• bestial

  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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• fanatical

  1. Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.

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  1. Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.

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• virulent

  1. Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin.
  2. Capable of causing disease by aggressively interfering with the immune system of the host. Used of a pathogen.
  3. Extremely hostile or malicious:

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  1. Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin.
  2. Capable of causing disease by aggressively interfering with the immune system of the host. Used of a pathogen.
  3. Extremely hostile or malicious:

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• rabid

  1. Of or affected by rabies.
  2. Raging; uncontrollable:
  3. Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical:

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  1. Of or affected by rabies.
  2. Raging; uncontrollable:
  3. Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical:

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• irate

  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged.

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  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged.

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• wrathful

  1. Full of or characterized by wrath; fiercely angry.

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  1. Full of or characterized by wrath; fiercely angry.

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• frantic

  1. Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied:
  2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity:
  3. Mentally deranged.

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  1. Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied:
  2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity:
  3. Mentally deranged.

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• ravening

  1. greedily searching for prey
  2. ravin

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  1. greedily searching for prey
  2. ravin

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• desperate

  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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• insane

  1. Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with mental derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
  3. Intended for use by such persons:

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  1. Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with mental derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
  3. Intended for use by such persons:

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• mad

  1. Angry; resentful:
  2. Mentally deranged:
  3. Characteristic of mental derangement:

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  1. Angry; resentful:
  2. Mentally deranged:
  3. Characteristic of mental derangement:

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• frenzied

  1. Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic:

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  1. Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic:

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• dangerous

  1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  2. Being able or likely to do harm.

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  1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  2. Being able or likely to do harm.

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• vicious

  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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• grim

  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• monstrous

  1. Shockingly hideous or frightful in appearance.
  2. Of or resembling a fabulous monster.
  3. Exceptionally large; enormous:

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  1. Shockingly hideous or frightful in appearance.
  2. Of or resembling a fabulous monster.
  3. Exceptionally large; enormous:

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• violent

  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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• hostile

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:

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• aggressive

  1. Characterized by aggression:
  2. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
  3. Assertive, bold, and energetic:

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  1. Characterized by aggression:
  2. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
  3. Assertive, bold, and energetic:

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• truculent

  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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• sanguinary

  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
  2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
  3. Consisting of blood.

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  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
  2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
  3. Consisting of blood.

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• murderous

  1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder:
  2. Characteristic of or giving rise to murder or bloodshed:
  3. Capable of devastating or overwhelming:

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  1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder:
  2. Characteristic of or giving rise to murder or bloodshed:
  3. Capable of devastating or overwhelming:

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• bloody

  1. Stained with blood.
  2. Of, characteristic of, or containing blood.
  3. Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed:

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  1. Stained with blood.
  2. Of, characteristic of, or containing blood.
  3. Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed:

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• bloodthirsty

  1. Eager to cause or see the shedding of blood.
  2. Characterized by violence or carnage:

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  1. Eager to cause or see the shedding of blood.
  2. Characterized by violence or carnage:

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• ruthless

  1. Having no compassion or pity; merciless:

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  1. Having no compassion or pity; merciless:

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• merciless

  1. Having no mercy; cruel.

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  1. Having no mercy; cruel.

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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• brutal

  1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting:

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  1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting:

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• malign

  1. To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
  2. Evil or harmful in nature or effect:
  3. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent:

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  1. To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
  2. Evil or harmful in nature or effect:
  3. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent:

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• malevolent

  1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
  2. Having a harmful influence:

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  1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
  2. Having a harmful influence:

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• bold

  1. Fearless and daring; courageous:
  2. Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring:
  3. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:

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  1. Fearless and daring; courageous:
  2. Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring:
  3. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:

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• venomous

  1. Secreting and transmitting venom:
  2. Full of or containing venom:
  3. Malicious; spiteful:

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  1. Secreting and transmitting venom:
  2. Full of or containing venom:
  3. Malicious; spiteful:

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• awful

  1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:
  2. Commanding awe:
  3. Filled with or displaying great reverence.

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  1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:
  2. Commanding awe:
  3. Filled with or displaying great reverence.

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• menacing

  1. An attempt to commit an assault. An attempt to commit an assault.

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  1. An attempt to commit an assault. An attempt to commit an assault.

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• fearsome

  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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• frightening

  1. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
  2. (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
  3. Present participle of frighten.

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  1. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
  2. (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
  3. Present participle of frighten.

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• terrible

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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• raving

  1. Talking or behaving irrationally; wild:
  2. Exciting admiration:
  3. Delirious, irrational speech.

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  1. Talking or behaving irrationally; wild:
  2. Exciting admiration:
  3. Delirious, irrational speech.

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• animal

  1. Any of numerous multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Metazoa (or Animalia) that ingest food rather than manufacturing it themselves and are usually able to move about during at least part of their life cycle. Sponges, jellyfishes, flatworms, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates are animals.
  2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.
  3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.

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  1. Any of numerous multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Metazoa (or Animalia) that ingest food rather than manufacturing it themselves and are usually able to move about during at least part of their life cycle. Sponges, jellyfishes, flatworms, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates are animals.
  2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.
  3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.

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• feral

  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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• brutish

  1. Of or characteristic of a brute.
  2. Crude in feeling or manner.
  3. Sensual; carnal.

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  1. Of or characteristic of a brute.
  2. Crude in feeling or manner.
  3. Sensual; carnal.

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• uncivilized

  1. Not civilized; barbarous.

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  1. Not civilized; barbarous.

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• primitive

  1. Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
  2. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
  3. Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:

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  1. Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
  2. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
  3. Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:

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• passionate

  1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions:
  2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
  3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.

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  1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions:
  2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
  3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.

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• angry

  1. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged:
  2. Indicative of or resulting from anger:
  3. Having a menacing aspect; threatening:

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  1. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged:
  2. Indicative of or resulting from anger:
  3. Having a menacing aspect; threatening:

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• untamed

  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

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• impetuous

  1. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
  2. Having or marked by violent force:

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  1. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
  2. Having or marked by violent force:

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• raging

  1. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
  2. Remarkable; extraordinary:

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  1. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
  2. Remarkable; extraordinary:

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• enraged

  1. Angered, made furious, made full of rage.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of enrage

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  1. Angered, made furious, made full of rage.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of enrage

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• furious

  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:

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• savage

  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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• wild

  1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  2. Not inhabited or farmed:
  3. Uncivilized or barbarous.

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  1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  2. Not inhabited or farmed:
  3. Uncivilized or barbarous.

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• ferocious

  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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Said especially of actions and the weather

• rip-roaring

  1. Noisy, lively, and exciting.

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  1. Noisy, lively, and exciting.

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• hellish

  1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
  2. Highly unpleasant:

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  1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
  2. Highly unpleasant:

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• devastating

  1. causing devastation
  2. Present participle of devastate.

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  1. causing devastation
  2. Present participle of devastate.

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• destructive

  1. Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous:
  2. Designed or tending to disprove or discredit:

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  1. Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous:
  2. Designed or tending to disprove or discredit:

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• lowering

  1. scowling; frowning darkly
  2. dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast

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  1. scowling; frowning darkly
  2. dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast

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• fearful

  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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• frightful

  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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• of hurricane force

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• torrential

  1. Resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents:
  2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams:
  3. Flowing or surging abundantly; wild:

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  1. Resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents:
  2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams:
  3. Flowing or surging abundantly; wild:

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• blizzardy

  1. Similar to a blizzard

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  1. Similar to a blizzard

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• cyclonic

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
  2. (meteorology) Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
  2. (meteorology) Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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• blustering

  1. The process of blustering.
  2. Engaged in the process of blustering.
  3. Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.

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  1. The process of blustering.
  2. Engaged in the process of blustering.
  3. Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.

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• storming

  1. Present participle of storm.
  2. The act by which something is stormed.

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  1. Present participle of storm.
  2. The act by which something is stormed.

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• raging

  1. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
  2. Remarkable; extraordinary:

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  1. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
  2. Remarkable; extraordinary:

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• unrestrained

  1. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
  2. Uninhibited or unreserved:

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  1. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
  2. Uninhibited or unreserved:

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• unbridled

  1. Unrestrained; uncontrolled:
  2. Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:

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  1. Unrestrained; uncontrolled:
  2. Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:

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• uncontrolled

  1. Not under control, discipline, or governance.

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  1. Not under control, discipline, or governance.

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• turbulent

  1. Moving rapidly or violently:
  2. Characterized by disorder, commotion, or unrest:

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  1. Moving rapidly or violently:
  2. Characterized by disorder, commotion, or unrest:

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• tumultuous

  1. Very loud; noisy:
  2. Characterized by disorderly commotion:
  3. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:

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  1. Very loud; noisy:
  2. Characterized by disorderly commotion:
  3. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:

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• inclement

  1. Stormy:
  2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.

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  1. Stormy:
  2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.

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• howling

  1. Marked by the sound of howling:
  2. Desolate; dreary:
  3. Very great; tremendous:

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  1. Marked by the sound of howling:
  2. Desolate; dreary:
  3. Very great; tremendous:

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• thunderous

  1. Producing thunder or a similar sound.
  2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder:

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  1. Producing thunder or a similar sound.
  2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder:

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• stormy

  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:

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  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:

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• severe

  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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• threatening

  1. Making or implying threats:
  2. Gving warning signs of bad weather:
  3. Causing the feeling that one's power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:

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  1. Making or implying threats:
  2. Gving warning signs of bad weather:
  3. Causing the feeling that one's power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:

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• vehement

  1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:

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  1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:

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• violent

  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:

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• boisterous

  1. Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained:
  2. Rough and stormy; violent:

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  1. Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained:
  2. Rough and stormy; violent:

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Intense

• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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• deep

  1. Extending far downward below a surface:
  2. Extending far inward from an outer surface:
  3. Extending far backward from front to rear:

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  1. Extending far downward below a surface:
  2. Extending far inward from an outer surface:
  3. Extending far backward from front to rear:

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• fervent

  1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent:
  2. Extremely hot; glowing.

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  1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent:
  2. Extremely hot; glowing.

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• ardent

  1. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
  2. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
  3. Burning; fiery.

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  1. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
  2. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
  3. Burning; fiery.

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