Cruel - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
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
comparative: crueller
superlative: cruellest
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