Hurtful and Ruthless

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Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

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

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

Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth

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