Cruel and Keen

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

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Keen and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Keen" with "Cruel", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Cruel and keen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

True to his origins, he's not too keen on Jews and other minorities, but he still manages to look pretty decent compared to his overtly cruel, conniving and misogynistic fellow agent "Jimmy".

Source: Noble Bigot
Except she's not so keen on loyalty to him because he's had multiple wives before her, who he got rid of either by divorce or murder, and because he's very cruel, so naturally she's always watchful for her own safety.

Source: Literature / Delroy in the Marog Kingdom

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