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  • 51barbarian — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foreigner, outsider, alien, savage; ruffian (See evildoer). adj. uncivilized, barbarous. See unconformity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Uncivilized] Syn. primitive, uncivilized, barbaric, barbarous,… …

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  • 52brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… …

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  • 53cruelty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. brutality, barbarity, sadism, savageness, unkindness, inhumanity, barbarism, mercilessness, barbarousness, unmercifulness, wickedness, ruthlessness, severity, malignity, malice, rancor, venom, coldness, unfeelingness,… …

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  • 54lewdness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indecency, unchastity, incontinence, fleshliness, vulgarity, lechery, wantonness, lubricity, lasciviousness, aphrodisia, bodily appetite, libidinousness, sensuality, licentiousness, voluptuousness, lecherousness, profligacy …

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  • 55savagery — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. barbarity, brutality, brutishness, beastliness, monstrosity, wildness, cruelty, viciousness. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior: barbarity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty,… …

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  • 56brutish — brut|ish [ˈbru:tıʃ] adj cruel and not sensitive to people s feelings >brutishness n [U] …

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  • 57brute — noun 1》 a violent or savage person or animal.     ↘informal a cruel or insensitive person. 2》 an animal as opposed to a human being. adjective 1》 unreasoning and animal like. 2》 merely physical: brute force. 3》 harsh or inescapable: brute… …

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  • 58barbarity — n. Cruelty, savageness, barbarousness, brutality, brutishness, ferociousness, ferocity, inhumanity, truculence, hardness of heart, manners of a barbarian …

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  • 59brutality — n. Savageness, inhumanity, barbarity, cruelty, brutishness, ferocity, truculence, hardness of heart …

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  • 60churlishness — n. 1. Rudeness, incivility, roughness, brutishness. 2. Crabbedness, moroseness, sullenness, tartness, acrimony, acerbity, asperity, harshness, bitterness, ill temper. 3. Niggardliness, stinginess, penuriousness, closeness, meanness, miserliness,… …

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