Callous and Sadistic

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Callous

Callous adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
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Sadistic and callous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Callous".
Nearby Words: calloused, callousness, callus, callously, callosity

Sadistic

Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
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Callous and sadistic are semantically related. You can use "Callous" instead an adjective "Sadistic".
Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

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  • Video Game / Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Broken Aesop: While the series has had some not-so-subtle Green Aesop themes in some levels, Sly 3 takes it perhaps a step too far by having you feed dozens of miners to a crocodile, all while Murray delivers callous and sadistic remarks.
    Source: Video Game / Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
  • Since DeWald doesn't taunt Taddeo it isn't as sadistic as Boddicker, but still pretty callous.
    Source: Bad Boss / Film
  • Series / American Gothic And it seems he and Merlyn are right to worry, since the more time he spends with Buck, and the more he learns from him, the more cruel, amoral, callous, and sadistic he becomes.
    Source: Series / American Gothic
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