Gentle
Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Vindictive is an antonym for gentle.
Vindictive
Both words in one sentence
- Ninetales, while usually gentle, is said to be highly intelligent and vindictive.
Source: Backstory Horror -
An amiable Scot and by virtually all accounts a Gentle Giant, but the backstory of the song "Incubus" reveals just how vindictive he can be when given cause.
Source: Music / Marillion
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