Cruel and Frightful

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Frightful adjective - Causing fear.

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Cruel and frightful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Frightful".

Nearby Words: frightening, frightened, fright, frightfully, frighted

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