Nasty
Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Ruthless and nasty are semantically related. in bad-tempered topic. In some cases you can use "Ruthless" instead an adjective "Nasty".
Nearby Word: nastily
Ruthless
Ruthless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Nasty and ruthless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Ruthless".
Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Her husband is nasty and ruthless too, but Imajane has a particularly sadistic streak and is a bit worse than Rubinyan.
Source: God Save Us from the Queen! -
Sherman: "The more I see of these Indians, the more sure I am they all have to be killed." Many of the books present competing civilisations as Not So Different, pointing out that they were equally ruthless and nasty.
Source: Literature / Horrible Histories -
In Sengoku Basara Nobunaga is, once again, a cruel, ruthless S.O.B wielding a sword and shotgun combo and a nasty cape that can also attack enemies.
Source: Demon King Nobunaga
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