Frightful and Sadistic

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Frightful adjective - Causing fear.

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Sadistic and frightful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Frightful".

Nearby Words: frightening, frightened, fright, frightfully, frighted

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

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Frightful and sadistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frightful" instead an adjective "Sadistic".

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

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