bully

nouns

a cruel and brutal fellow
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
a hired thug
bully
is a type of (narrower)
an aggressive and violent young criminal
goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie

verbs

be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
browbeat, bully, swagger

adjectives

very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell