It was his cruelty and viciousness that particularly attracted their attention. Viciousness and dishonesty is respected and the only real sin is that of informing. Timur was a Turco-Mongol warlord who was renowned for his exceptional cruelty and viciousness. In the fracas, Hawk targets Demetri with unrelenting viciousness but is defeated by him. Bernardo committed multiple sexual assaults, escalating in viciousness, in and around Scarborough. The viciousness of Underwood's manipulations escalates over the course of the season. Apart from her viciousness, Miranda's trademark are her sniping, sarcastic comments. These characters' deceptively smooth exteriors mask their extreme viciousness. Dion fell, he says, because he underestimated the viciousness of the men he was opposing. Cadet and staff morale was low and hazing "at an all-time peak of viciousness". But there was a degree of viciousness in the reviews.