Hurtful and Worse

Hurtful

Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Worse and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Worse" with "Hurtful", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Worse

Worse adjective - (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.

Hurtful and worse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Worse".

Nearby Words: worst, worsen, worsening, worsened

Both words in one sentence

  • However, a few lines of his dialogue imply that he has low self-esteem, wondering if it's possible to make him look worse than he already does, and telling Sonic not to make fun of his size because it's hurtful.
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