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жестокий — meaning in English

zhestokiy

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English meaning

  • atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  • brutal adjective Extremely violent, cruel, or harsh.
  • cruel adj Deliberately causing pain or suffering to others, without mercy.
  • ferocious adj Extremely fierce, savage, or violent.
  • inhuman adj Shockingly cruel or brutal, lacking normal human kindness.
  • insensate adj Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
  • ruthless adj Showing no pity or mercy; willing to act harshly to get what one wants.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • truculent adj Cruel or savage.
  • violent adj Using or involving physical force meant to hurt or kill.

Senses

жестокий is used for these senses in English:

  • atrocious Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
  • brutal Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
  • cruel Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
  • ferocious Marked by extreme and violent energy.
  • heavy-handed (pejorative) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.
  • inhuman Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
  • insensate Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
  • ruthless Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

atrocious — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  2. adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.

brutal — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely violent, cruel, or harsh.
  2. adjective Blunt and unpleasant, but honest.

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