Barbaric
Barbaric adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: a barbaric dictator who tortured his own people with no qualms
Malevolent and barbaric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Barbaric".
Malevolent
Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Barbaric and malevolent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbaric" instead an adjective "Malevolent".
Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently
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