Cruel and Ugly

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Ugly

Ugly adjective - Unpleasant to look at.

Cruel and ugly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Ugly".

Nearby Word: ugliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Texhnolyze Contrast with what a trio of Luxites do to Michiko, though frankly, the situation between Doc and Ichise is nowhere near as cruel or ugly.
  • Ugly Hero, Good-Looking Villain Both are somewhere approaching middle age, but only Sparhawk looks it: he was no looker at the best of times, but his oft-commented on broken nose gave a twisted, ugly and cruel cast to his face.
  • Literature / The Elenium aka: The Tamuli Sparhawk's nose was broken and healed crooked, making him look cruel and ugly.
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