Heartless
Heartless adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: his heartless whipping of runaway slaves virtually to the point of death shocked even other slave owners
Nasty and heartless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Heartless".
Nearby Words: heart, heartlessly
Both words in one sentence
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That Scar is the only character other than Xehanort to have retained his intelligence after becoming a Heartless really says something about how nasty the guy was.
Source: Video Game / Kingdom Hearts II - The leaders of such, the Brothers of the Seneschal believe that The Forbidden who live in the north are evil, nasty monsters, The Heartless at their finest.
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All of them think It's All About Me at one time or another, have done their fair share of stupid, selfish, heartless, and nasty things (sometimes all four at once), but they're good people inside and are clearly capable of acts of kindness.
Source: Series / Fresh Meat
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