Cruel and Ruinous

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Ruinous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

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Cruel and ruinous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Ruinous".

Nearby Words: ruin, ruined, ruination, ruining, ruinously

When lesser beings channel Malfeas' powers, they must be used for destructive, ruinous, needlessly brutal, overwhelming, intimidating, terrifying and cruel (and so on) purposes — and for playing music and dancing.

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