Cruel and Great

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Great adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

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Cruel and great are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Great".

Nearby Words: greatly, greatness

Ripley, on the other hand, is a cruel man with a great deal of blood on his hands.

Source: Video Game / Might and Magic
Cruel Twist Ending: In "Jerusalem's Lot", our heroes have successfully fought back the undead and prevented the summoning of an Eldritch Abomination, at great personal loss.

Source: Literature / Night Shift
Incidentally, during the 20th century, the perception of Qin Shi Huang changed greatly, going from an evil despot to a great if cruel Founder of the Kingdom, which Mao certainly aspired to be.

Source: Insult Backfire

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