adjective
Synonyms: fierce 1, barbarous, fell, ferocious, grim, inhuman, inhumane, savage, truculent, wolfish
Related Word: atrocious, heinous, monstrous, outrageous; bestial, bloodthirsty, brutish; heartless, implacable, relentless; impiteous, unpitying
Contrasted words: compassionate, sympathetic, tender; clement, forbearing, lenient, merciful; humane, kindly