Cruel and Whimsical

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Whimsical adjective - Prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions.

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Cruel and whimsical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Whimsical".

Nearby Words: whim, whimsy, whimsicality

From what we see of the other spirits - most of whom are capricious, whimsical, offhandedly cruel, violently attached to one single concept or another, or just plain alien - it was a necessary step.

Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Western Animation
The show in general became incredibly cruel and mean-spirited after the whimsical pilot.

Source: Western Animation / Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

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