Sadistic and Surly

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Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

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Surly and sadistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surly" instead an adjective "Sadistic".

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

Surly adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.

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Sadistic and surly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Surly".

Nearby Words: surliness, surlily

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