adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: FIERCE 1, barbarous, cruel, fell, ferocious, grim, inhuman, inhumane, savage, wolfish
Related Words: browbeating, bullying, cowing, intimidating; frightening, terrifying, terrorizing
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Synonyms: ABUSIVE , contumelious, invective, opprobrious, scurrile, scurrilous, vituperative, vituperatory, vituperous
Related Words: caustic, mordacious, mordant, scathing, sharp, trenchant; harsh, rough, severe; vitriolic
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Synonyms: BELLIGERENT , bellicose, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, warlike