Rotten
Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.
Sadistic and rotten are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Rotten".
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He had an idyllic childhood free from any trauma that may have spurned him down the supervillain path, but he was simply born rotten and quickly indulged in the opportunity to live out his sadistic fantasies.
Source: Fan Fic / Ultimate Spider Woman
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