Cruel - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkruːəl|  American pronunciation of the word cruel
Brit.  |krʊəl|  British pronunciation of the word cruel

adjective

- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (syn: barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious)
cruel tortures

Extra examples

Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.

His mother's death was a cruel blow.

His death was a cruel blow.

Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel.

The prisoner was a hard, cruel man.

It was a cruel, tactless thing to say.

She was often cruel to her sister.

People can be really cruel sometimes.

He was a cruel king who was feared and hated by his subjects.

He was a cruel tyrant who was hated and feared by his people.

...spread cruel lies out of pure spite...

He's a cruel, hateful beast!

...the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart...

...looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant...

...a fiendish delight in playing cruel tricks...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: crueller
superlative: cruellest
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