be brutal and do evils at will; violent tempered;cross-grained; extremely cruel and despotic; ruthless and tyrannical
Example Sentences:
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Then , began one of those extraordinary scenes with which the populace sometimes gratified their fickleness , or their better impulses towards generosity and mercy , or which they regarded as some set off against their swollen account of cruel rage 于是出现了一个极不寻常的场面。那是群众有时用以满足他们反复无常的心理，或是为了表现他们的宽容和慈悲的一种冲动，或是用以对消他们的暴戾恣睢和累累血债的。
