Brutal and Icy

Brutal

Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.

Icy and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Icy" instead an adjective "Brutal".

Icy

Icy adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.

Brutal and icy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Icy".

Nearby Word: ice

Both words in one sentence

  • Adam Westing This was definitely more along the lines of affectionate self-parody, as the character (and Craig's participation) shows him as a normal guy, in contrast to his characters in Layer Cake, Casino Royale (2006) and other films who tend to be rather icy and brutal.
    Source: Adam Westing
  • Erwin Smith and Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan could count as this, with Erwin as the charismatic commander of the Recon Corps and Levi as his icy, bitter, and sometimes downright brutal second-in-command.
  • God Is Evil And in all brutal fairness, it's very easy to see why he hated them, even if he's in the wrong for hating them just because it wasn't part of the plan, but seemed content to just let the tides of fate roll out once they began to free their icy prison.
    Source: God Is Evil
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