Hellish and Ruthless

Hellish

Hellish adjective - Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.

Ruthless and hellish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruthless" instead an adjective "Hellish".

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Ruthless

Ruthless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Hellish and ruthless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Ruthless".

Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Justice League: Gods And Monsters While undoubtedly ruthless in his actions, Darkseid is the local God of Evil bent on enslaving the universe, and Apokolips a literally hellish world.
  • Literature / Gaunt's Ghosts Sergeant Kexie is both a ruthless and vicious bastard and a competent soldier who respects his troopers after they prove themselves on the hellish battlefield of Gereon.
  • Webcomic / One-Punch Man Gone Horribly Right: After three years of ruthless training, so intense and hellish that it made all his hair fall out at the age of 23, Saitama got what he sought: the ability to defeat any foe with one punch.
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