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
Nearby Word: nastily
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Usage example: sympathetic letters from supporters after the disappointing verdict
Nasty is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
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Even some villains who seem really nasty are revealed to have sympathetic qualities upon dying, such as Limstella.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem Elibe - Goodfellas: Henry Hill is a proud gangster who never kills anyone and is sympathetic through most of the film, but his associates and enemies are nasty customers.
Source: Black And Gray Morality / Film - The put-upon lab assistant in this film is given a similar treatment; he seems almost sympathetic until, suddenly and quite inexplicably, he cops a nasty attitude halfway through the movie, just in time for his Karmic Death.
Source: Villain Corner
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