cruel vs human vs kind
Definitions
adjective
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Examples
Avoid cruel and violent people, as they tend to take up cudgels with you on non-issues.
In Florida, cruel men shoot the mother bird. on their nests while they are rearing their young. because their plumage is prettiest at that time.
The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede.
Definitions
adjective
- characteristic of humanity
- having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
- relating to a person
noun
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Examples
People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted.
It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
It is by these special touches that the author infuses the books with the spirit of humanity, without which a fantasy becomes an empty fancy.
