Brutal
Ill
Ill adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: such ill behavior will not be tolerated
Nearby Word: illness
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- It should be moving, but instead it feels ill-placed and tacked-on amidst the brutal, bloody, emotionally-draining death scene which preceded it - a better goodbye than a montage could ever be.
Source: Really Dead Montage -
The Lobotomist (PBS film) traces the career of Walter Freeman from 'savior' of mentally ill people to being seen as a perpetrator of a brutal mistake.
Source: Lobotomy -
Although the race is inherently more brutal, there is no loss of sanity or any other such ill effect from the transformation.
Source: Our Werewolves Are Different
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