Cruel and Immoral

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Immoral adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: blatantly immoral behavior by members of the clergy that should not be tolerated by the community

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Cruel and immoral are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Immoral".

Nearby Words: immorality, immorally

Neighbourhood-Friendly Gangsters: The Kurodas engage in illegal activity but nothing appears to be all that immoral or cruel.

Source: Manga / Gokusen
The same goes for Di Yun and just like Linghu Chong, he does absolutely nothing to punish his master after realizing his cruel and immoral personality.

Source: Creator / Jin Yong
Built into the system of Dark Heresy, where especially cruel and immoral actions (and keep in mind this is cruel and immoral by Dark Heresy's standards; we're in 'wanton slaughter of innocents For the Evulz' or Deal with the Devil territory) grants you Corruption Points.

Source: Video Game Cruelty Punishment

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