cruel and vicious; ruthless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
cruel and vicious; brutal; ruthless
formalDescribes extreme malice and cruelty in actions, character, or methods. Often used in formal or literary contexts to condemn severe wrongdoing.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
shí十
fēn分
cǎn惨
dú毒
。
The criminals' methods were extremely cruel and vicious.
Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
qīn侵
luè略
zhě者
cǎn惨
dú毒
de的
bào暴
xíng行
。
History records the invaders' brutal atrocities.
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Tā他
de的
bào报
fù复
jì计
huà划
shè设
jì计
de得
xiāng相
dāng当
cǎn惨
dú毒
。
His revenge plan was designed to be quite ruthless.