They were vicious, cruel and violent. He is very sadistic, cruel, and unfeeling. He is one of the most cruel and vicious dragons known. Franz was known for being unusually cruel and sadistic. Green accused her of cruel and inhuman treatment in a countercomplaint. The ignoble savage is detested for having a cruel and primitive existence. Which is the more cruel and oppressive regime? He was notorious for being lustful, cruel and tyrannical. She is portrayed as haughty, abusive, and sadistically cruel. Jalaluddin Khilji is portrayed as an arrogant, cunning and cruel man. Some consider the stocks an example of torture and cruel and unusual punishment. Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Tom is spoiled, cruel and wicked. Human Rights Watch similarly referred to the practice of caning as "an inherently cruel punishment". Many viewed Magendie's work as cruel and unnecessarily torturous.