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cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
very bad; terrible; awful
excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
「酷い」 has another reading with different meanings.
彼に酷いことを言ってしまった。
I said something cruel to him.
酷い目に遭ってしまいました。
I had a terrible experience.
雨が酷くなってきましたね。
The rain is getting worse.