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What is the adjective for cutthroat?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb throat which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

cutthroat
  1. Involving the cutting of throats
  2. Of or relating to a card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner.
  3. Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog
  4. Synonyms:
      5. unscrupulous, immoral, unethical, unprincipled, unconscionable, Machiavellian, dishonest, underhand, dishonourable, corrupt, shady, amoral, devious, dishonorable, wicked, deceitful, crooked, sinful, evil, bad, unfair, villainous, wrong, sly, degenerate, two-faced, disreputable, reprobate, fraudulent, dodgy, cheating, unsavoury, unsavory, cunning, scheming, crafty, base, vile, slippery, tricky, iniquitous, underhanded, illegal, improper, depraved, perfidious, shameless, nefarious, ignoble, vicious … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The CEO's cutthroat business practices, including exploitation and manipulation, led to immense profits but a tarnished reputation.”
      “The corporate world can be incredibly cutthroat, with competitors willing to do whatever it takes to succeed, without showing any pity or compassion for their rivals.”
full-throated
  1. Using all the power of one's voice (also used figuratively of noises made by inanimate objects).
  2. (figuratively) Emphatic, vehement, forceful.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. loud, noisy, blaring, booming, deafening, roaring, thunderous, thundering, tumultuous, clamorous, blasting, head-splitting, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, piercing, cacophonous, harsh, raucous, strident, resounding, reverberating, reverberant, carrying, clearly audible, sonorous, boisterous, deep, ringing, riotous, clangorous, lusty, powerful, forceful, disorderly, rambunctious, stentorian, rowdy, forte, rackety, clattery, ear-popping, earsplitting, fortissimo, obstreperous, uproarious, screaming, strepitous, plangent, slam-bang, vociferous … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He gave a full-throated laugh, but it was quite evident he didn't find anything funny.”
      “This wasn't just polite applause, rather it was an affectionate, full-throated cheer, lasting for a good 30 seconds.”
      “The President operated as though he had triumphed with a full-throated mandate.”
throaty
  1. (of a sound) produced in the throat; especially such a sound which is rough or coarse.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hoarse, gruff, rasping, husky, croaking, croaky, gravelly, grating, raspy, rough, coarse, harsh, scratchy, rusty, guttural, gravel, thick, jarring, deep, discordant, dissonant, growly, growling, low, creaky, stridulant, cracked, dry, raucous, inarticulate, creaking, rough-sounding, indistinct, muffled, croupy, whispering, breathy, distorted, harsh-sounding, slurred, strident, cacophonous, screeching, unmelodious, sharp, jangling, noisy, unmusical, squawky, rugged … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Her throaty laughter filled the room, contagious and full of endearing charm.”
      “The singer captivated the audience with her throaty rendition of the jazz classic.”
      “At tile start the dual exhausts have a throaty rumble as the engine coughs to life.”
throated
  1. (in combination) Having, or using the specified form of throat.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Wake to clean mountain air and the happy warble of native birds such as karrowong and yellow throated wattle.”
      “Monkey Bay and Salima are the best areas to spot the African Fish Eagle, golden and brown throated weavers, collared and mottled spinetails and the palm swift.”
      “McCain was full throated in the defense of life.”
throatier
  1. comparative form of throaty: more throaty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hoarser, gruffer, huskier, croakier, raspier, rougher, coarser, harsher, scratchier, thicker, deeper, growlier, lower, creakier, more rasping, more gravelly, more rusty, more guttural, more jarring, more discordant, more dissonant, more stridulant, more cracked, drier, more raucous, more inarticulate, more indistinct, more muffled, breathier, croupier, more whispering, more strident, more cacophonous, more unmelodious, sharper, noisier, more unmusical, squawkier, ruggeder, jaggeder, more stridulous, more uneven, more unlevel, craggier, more earsplitting, more clashing, more asperous, more astringent, more tuneless, bitterer … more
throatiest
  1. superlative form of throaty: most throaty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hoarsest, gruffest, huskiest, croakiest, raspiest, roughest, coarsest, harshest, scratchiest, thickest, deepest, growliest, lowest, creakiest, most rasping, most gravelly, most rusty, most guttural, most jarring, most discordant, most dissonant, most stridulant, most cracked, driest, most raucous, most inarticulate, most indistinct, most muffled, breathiest, croupiest, most whispering, most strident, most cacophonous, most unmelodious, sharpest, noisiest, most unmusical, squawkiest, ruggedest, jaggedest, most stridulous, most uneven, most unlevel, craggiest, most earsplitting, most clashing, most asperous, most tuneless, most astringent, bitterest … more
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