Brutal
Infamous
Infamous adjective - Not respectable.
Brutal and infamous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Infamous".
Nearby Words: infamy, infamously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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An infamous and brutal example in Genesis 34.
Source: It's Personal -
Of course he's also a violent and brutal Corrupt Cop who is secretly an accomplice (and eventual successor) to the infamous 'Jigsaw Killer'.
Source: Villain with Good Publicity - He fortifies himself in Y'Ghatan, a city already infamous for the Malazan blood spilled there, and the Fourteenth prepares itself for a brutal siege.
Source: Literature / The Bonehunters
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