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cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded
pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable
breaking a precept without shame
あまりに無残な結果だった。
It was an utterly cruel result.
台風が町を無残に破壊した。
The typhoon mercilessly destroyed the town.
無残に散った桜の花びらが地面を覆っていた。
Petals that had cruelly scattered covered the ground.