(of a person) taking pleasure in causing pain to, watching the suffering of, others
vicious, pitiless; causing pain
Cases of word usage
1) very wicked or cruel (atrocious)
2) extremely cruel (barbarous)
3) (of a person's behaviour) extremely cruel (bestial)
4) cruel and very unkind (brutal)
5) (in stories) an evil, wicked or cruel supernatural being or spirit (demon)
6) the spirit of evil; a cruel or mischievous person (devil)
7) a political system with strong government control, strong nationalism and cruel opposition to socialists (fascism)
8) a very wicked or cruel person (fiend)
9) a cruel killing of very many people (massacre)
10) (in stories) a cruel man-eating giant (ogre)