Compassionate
Compassionate adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Usage example: a compassionate person by nature
Nasty is an antonym for compassionate.
Nearby Words: compassion, compassionately
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: made nasty comments about how ugly she was
Nearby Word: nastily
Both words in one sentence
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Drucilla, despite being a nasty bully for most of the series, has a compassionate side and teams up with Mildred and her friends several times during the series.
Source: Literature / The Worst Witch - The Compassionate Critic will give out lots of these, while The Trickster Mentor might give out only some of these, and it's part and parcel of a Drill Sergeant Nasty training montage.
Source: Inspirational Insult -
Coach Nasty: Played with; Coach Fredericks can definitely be rather blunt, sarcastic and mean, particularly to the less-than-athletically talented geeks, but he's got a heart of gold underneath it all and is actually rather compassionate and kind, particularly when he's not on the sports field.
Source: Series / Freaks and Geeks
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