Adjective

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Adjective

(en adjective)

(senseid)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel

Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

Harsh; unrelenting

Disagreeably precise or penetrating

(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.