Inimical
Inimical adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Vicious
Vicious adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: he spread vicious rumors about his ex-wife after their bitter divorce
Inimical and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inimical" instead an adjective "Vicious".
Nearby Word: viciously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The five races of Myrror are utterly inimical to one another, most of them are rather nasty and vicious in nature, raiders and wandering monsters are far more dangerous than on Arcanus, and the various places of power tend to be inhabited by some really nasty customers.
Source: Video Game / Master of Magic
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