Cruel and Quiet

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

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Quiet and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quiet" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Quiet adjective - Free from disturbing noise or uproar.

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Cruel and quiet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Quiet".

Nearby Words: quietly, quieten, quiescent, quieted, quietness

Han Xuan gets turned into a loud, rude and cruel person, while he historically was known to be quiet and kind... and he gave up instead of getting slain.

Source: Literature / Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Emil Leopold Locque in For Your Eyes Only is Kristatos' quiet, cruel, ruthless enforcer who wears a distinctive pair of glasses.

Source: Four Eyes, Zero Soul
Cruel Mercy: At the end of the film, Keenan's superiors point out that they don't have to kill Cooper to keep him quiet.

Source: Film / Red State

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