Humane and Nasty

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Humane

Humane adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Usage example: the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war
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Nasty is an antonym for humane.
Nearby Words: humanity, human, humanely, humaneness, humanism

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: made nasty comments about how ugly she was
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Humane is an antonym for nasty.
Nearby Word: nastily
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  • While he is a little insane and does some pretty nasty things, his methods are much more humane than those of Salt's.
    Source: Anti Villain / Film
  • Western Animation / My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks Referring back to the last time the Humane Six defeated an evil and nasty creature from Equestria becomes something of a Running Gag.
    Source: Western Animation / My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks
  • Reformed, but Rejected The sequel, Rainbow Rocks, shows that she hasn't been so Easily Forgiven by the rest of the school, getting nasty looks and verbal jabs from the rest of the students except the Humane Five.
    Source: Reformed, but Rejected
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