Aloof and Cruel

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Aloof adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

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

Nearby Words: aloofness, aloofly

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Percy and Pooch in Sinfest fit the personality stereotypes, if not the genders (both are male); Percy is an arrogant, aloof, and cruel cat, while Pooch is a dumb and overenthusiastic dog.

Source: Female Feline, Male Mutt
Subverted in that she doesn't exactly act unnecessarily cruel to people, but she does act very aloof & "cool." Historical In-Joke: One of the gods is "Railhater Beeching." He's named after Dr Richard Beeching, notorious in Britain (perhaps unfairly so) for closing vast numbers of railway lines.

Source: Literature / Railsea
Minerva Orland is an aloof, cruel villainess, prior to her HeelFace Turn, who fights using space manipulation and decisive unarmed blows all while having an air of grace, which she loses when suffering a Villainous Breakdown.

Source: Lady of War

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