Cruel and Generous

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Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
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Generous and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Generous" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Generous

Generous adjective - Giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation.
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Cruel and generous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Generous".
Nearby Words: generosity, generously

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  • Literature / Earth Girl This care is thankfully quite generous and humane compared to its usual portrayal as cruel and wanting.
    Source: Literature / Earth Girl
  • Wrestling / Genichiro Tenryu A Father to His Men: Even if he was a cruel trainer, he is described by everybody as a very generous and caring boss, even to people from other promotions and foreign wrestlers.
    Source: Wrestling / Genichiro Tenryu
  • Literature / Tortall Universe aka: Tortall The only main cast member to do this is Kel's friend Merric, who, while certainly not cruel or miserly, tells her and Neal at one point that they're too concerned and generous.
    Source: Literature / Tortall Universe aka: Tortall
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