Cruel and Egregious

Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Egregious and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Egregious" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Egregious

Egregious adjective - Very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.

Cruel and egregious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Egregious".

Both words in one sentence

  • A few egregious examples of this include Cruel Intentions being retitled Sexe Intentions, which grammatically makes no sense, Not Another Teen Movie becoming Sex Academy and School of Rock changed to Rock Academy, probably in order to cash in on the Star Academy factor (a subpar ripoff of Pop Idol).
  • Try to Fit THAT on a Business Card! Rincewind simultaneously holds at least eighteen different posts at Unseen University, most of which are meaningless titles that nobody wanted; he is most commonly known as the Assistant Librarian and Egregious Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography.
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