Meaning: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. Synonyms: barbarous; cruel; fell; savage; vicious; brutal; roughshod. Context examples: a barbarous crime / brutal beatings / cruel tortures / Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks / a savage slap / vicious kicks. Similar:
The film was extremely successful on release in 2001 and it helped establish DreamWorks as a prime competitor to Disney and Pixar in the field of feature film animation, particularly in computer animation.
The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening, who conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks 's office. He named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name.The family debuted as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987.