Acute and Cruel

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Acute adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Cruel and acute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Acute".

Nearby Word: acutely

Cruel adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: the cruel situation of being orphaned at an early age

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Acute and cruel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acute" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

He is rarely driven by emotions and is mostly collected and down-to-earth, having an acute sense of justice, going to the point where he becomes unsympathetic towards enemies and downright cruel, as opposed to Peter, who is more impulsive and emotional.

Source: Pragmatic Hero

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