Grim and Sadistic

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Grim adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.

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

Nearby Words: grimy, grimly, grimed

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

Usage example: the troubled youth is being treated by a psychotherapist for his sadistic urges to hurt animals

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

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

Knight of Cerebus: Colonel Villier and the other prisoners turned sadistic guards in "Escape from Death Island", making for an unusually dark and somewhat grim episode.

Source: Series / Tales of the Gold Monkey
Rob Roy is a plodding, grim, and determined hero fighting a slender, flashy, sadistic fencer who toys with him like a cat.

Source: Sword Fight
The game worlds have a grim and bloody edge, Gray and Gray Morality runs rampant, and there are major quests (and quite a few sidequests) that end in a Sadistic Choice.

Source: Darker And Edgier / Video Games

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