Cruel and Natural

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Natural adjective - Being such from birth or by nature.

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Cruel and natural are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Natural".

This is especially cruel given that the confusing maze is a natural point to stop playing and resume later.

Source: Video Game / The Labyrinth of Time
They decide to keep this cure to themselves, dooming one race to extinction, and another to the cruel ravages of natural selection, and call it the moral thing to do.

Source: Series / Star Trek: Enterprise
It is notable that Dumbledore is against the use of Dementors, considering them cruel and unusual punishment (as well as a natural fifth column for Dark wizards.)

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