Hellish and Sinister

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

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

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Sinister adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

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Hellish and sinister are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Sinister".

Sinister Scraping Sound is an intentional, psych-out type of hellish noise; if a noise foreshadowing a threat is produced by something attached to, or ingested by, that threat, it's The Croc Is Ticking.

Source: Hell Is That Noise
This gives rise to the trope Animal Eyes (from general animalistic eyes on a character) and Hellish Pupils (Animal Eyes being used to indicate sinister intentions).

Source: Exotic Eye Designs
When these relatively mundane human concepts are suddenly upgraded with nigh-invincible alien materials, however... Sinister Shades: Thin Men wear these in order to hide their Hellish Pupils.

Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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