Friendly
Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Menacing
Menacing adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Both words in one sentence
- In Dead Like Me, Daisy once reaped a menacing, huge, bald biker who happened to be very friendly and erudite.
Source: Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind -
The enormous, fire-breathing two-headed dragon looks quite menacing, but it's actually a friendly creature.
Source: Video Game / Terranigma -
Finster has a quietly menacing air about him from the word go, whilst Callaway is friendly and approachable when he introduces himself to Morgan.
Source: Film / Cypher
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