Cruel and Vacuous

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Vacuous

Vacuous adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Cruel and vacuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Vacuous".

Nearby Words: vacuity, vacuously

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Lexx Teens Are Monsters: In "Wake the Dead" and "Haley's Comet" teens invade the Lexx and prove themselves to be vacuous, self-centered, sex-obsessed (this is Lexx), and absolutely cruel little shits to the insecure Fat Idiot that enables them to get what they want in the first place.
    Source: Series / Lexx
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