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Definition of: cruel

(kroomacrəl) adjective
1. Disposed to inflict suffering; indifferent to others' suffering; pitiless.
2. Unreasonably severe; harsh; distressing. See synonyms under BARBAROUS, HARD, IMPLACABLE. ◆ Homophone: crewel. [<F <L crudelis severe. Akin to CRUDE.]
—cru′el·ly
adverb

Most often used phrases:

cruel world
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cruel inhuman
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cruel sea
nicholas cruel
cruel man
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cruel sports
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cruel death

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'cruel' used in other domains:

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Statistical data

"cruel" has the frequency of use of 0.0016% on city-data.com forum

"cruel" has the frequency of use of 0.0006% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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