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- pronunciation:
- krul
[or]
kru
l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
crueler, cruelest |
definition 1: |
willing to cause pain or suffering; showing no mercy.
The country's cruel leader did nothing to prevent the people from starving.- synonyms:
- brutal, savage, vicious
- antonyms:
- humane
- similar words:
- ferocious, fierce, malicious, mean, ruthless
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definition 2: |
causing pain or suffering.
The cruel wind blew through the cracks of the cottage walls.- synonyms:
- fierce
- similar words:
- bitter, brutal, ferocious, grim, harsh, intense, savage, severe, violent
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related words: |
atrocious, callous, insensitive, outrageous, sharp |
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derivations: |
cruelly (adv.), cruelness (n.) |
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