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| Main Entry: | viciously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | cruelly |
| Synonyms: | brutally, immorally, savagely, wickedly, wrongly, depravedly, ferociously, harmfully, maliciously, reprehensibly, spitefully |
| Main Entry: | brutally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | cruelly, without remorse |
| Synonyms: | fiercely, in cold blood, meanly, murderously, savagely, viciously, atrociously, barbarically, barbarously, brutishly, callously, demoniacally, diabolically, ferally, ferociously, hardheartedly, heartlessly, inexorably, inhumanely, inhumanly, mercilessly, pitilessly, relentlessly, remorselessly, ruthlessly, something fierce, something terrible, unkindly, unrelentingly |
| Antonyms: | gently, kindly, nicely, humanely |
| Main Entry: | fiercely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | violently, menacingly |
| Synonyms: | angrily, awfully, boldly, brutally, forcefully, forcibly, hard, impetuously, madly, mightily, monstrous, passionately, roughly, savagely, severely, tempestuously, terribly, tooth and nail*, viciously, wildly, ferociously, frantically, frenziedly, frighteningly, furiously, horribly, in a frenzy, irresistibly, like cats and dogs, maleficiently, malevolently, malignly, no holds barred, riotously, stormily, threateningly, tigerishly, turbulently, uncontrollably, vehemently, venomously, with bared teeth |
| Antonyms: | gently, kindly, mildly, quietly, tamely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cruelly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | savagely |
| Synonyms: | brutally, viciously, inhumanly |
| Main Entry: | murderously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | cruelly |
| Synonyms: | brutally, savagely, viciously, violently, wickedly |
| Main Entry: | obscenely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | indecently |
| Synonyms: | viciously, depravedly, lewdly, suggestively |
| Main Entry: | savagely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | cruelly |
| Synonyms: | brutally, viciously, wildly, indecently, inhumanly, ruthlessly |
| Main Entry: | unscrupulously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immorally |
| Synonyms: | cruelly, viciously, dishonestly, perfidiously, ruthlessly, unconscionably, unethically |
| Main Entry: | wickedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | sinfully |
| Synonyms: | cruelly, immorally, viciously, atrociously, corruptly, diabolically, evilly, hatefully |
| Antonyms: | morally, decently |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with great force |
| Synonyms: | actively, angrily, animatedly, boisterously, briskly, brutally, cruelly, earnestly, energetically, ferociously, fiercely, forcibly, frantically, furiously, heavily, intensely, keenly, like fury, madly, meanly, painfully, powerfully, relentlessly, rigorously, roughly, rowdily, savagely, seriously, severely, sharply, spiritedly, sprightly, stormily, strongly, tumultously/tumultuously, turbulently, uproariously, urgently, viciously, vigorously, violently, vivaciously, wildly, with all one's might |
| Antonyms: | gently, softly |
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