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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | retaliating; hating |
| Synonyms: | antagonistic, avenging, hostile, implacable, inimical, punitive, rancorous, relentless, retaliatory, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving, vindictive |
| Antonyms: | condoning, forgiving, liking, pardoning |
| Main Entry: | vicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, hateful |
| Synonyms: | backbiting, beastly, bloodthirsty, brutal, cruel, cussed, defamatory, despiteful, dirty*, evil, fierce, frightful, furious, horrid, intense, lousy*, malevolent, malicious, malign, mean, murderous, ornery*, poisonous, rancorous, rough, savage, slanderous, spiteful, tough, vehement, venomous, vindictive, violent, wicked |
| Notes: | vicious is savage or cruel; viscous is thick or gummy, as a liquid that is hard to pour |
| Antonyms: | friendly, kind, nice, pleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | viperous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | malicious, venomous |
| Synonyms: | bad-natured, baleful, bitter, evil, evil-minded, green-eyed, jealous, malevolent, mean, nasty, ornery, poisonous, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vengeful, vicious, vindictive, wicked |
| Main Entry: | virulent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, antagonistic, bitter, cutting, hateful, malevolent, malicious, rancorous, resentful, scathing, sharp, spiteful, splenetic, stabbing, unfriendly, venomous, vicious, vindictive, vitriolic |
| Antonyms: | gentle, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | revengeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | seeking revenge |
| Synonyms: | implacable, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vindictive |
| Main Entry: | bitchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spiteful |
| Synonyms: | bad-tempered, cattish, catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mean, nasty, overbearing, venomous, vicious, vindictive, wicked |
| Main Entry: | despiteful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | malicious |
| Synonyms: | disdainful, hateful, malevolent, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, scornful, spiteful, vicious, vindictive, wicked |
| Main Entry: | punitory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | punishing |
| Synonyms: | castigating, correctional, disciplinary, in reprisal, in retaliation, penal, retaliative, retaliatory, revengeful, vindictive |
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| Main Entry: | ruthless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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breme, cruel, dowelless, fell, harsh, inclement, incompassionate, inexorable, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, uncompassionate, unmerciful, unpitying, unrelenting
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