Sharkish

//ˈʃɑɹkɪʃ//

Synonyms for "sharkish" (51 found)

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animal atrocious barbaric barbarous beastly bestial bloodthirsty bloody bloody minded brutal brute

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cruel demoniacal devilish diabolic diabolical draconian extortionate fell feral ferocious fiendish fierce fishy grabby grasping

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hellish infernal inhuman lupine murderous parasitic piscatory predacious predatory rapacious raptorial ravenous ruthless sadistic sanguinary satanic savage subhuman truculent unchristian

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uncivilized unhuman vicious wolfish

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Pious harpooneers never make good voyagers—it takes the shark out of 'em; no harpooneer is worth a straw who aint pretty sharkish.

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