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- pronunciation:
- krul
[or]
kru
 l
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
crueler, cruelest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is cruel, they hurt other people or animals and don't care that they cause pain.
In the story, the horses were finally set free from their cruel owner.- synonyms:
- brutal, savage, vicious
- antonyms:
- humane
- similar words:
- fierce, mean
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| definition 2: |
When something is cruel, it causes pain or terrible sadness.
Keeping the dog locked up in the dark is cruel.- synonyms:
- fierce
- similar words:
- bitter, brutal, harsh, intense, savage, severe, violent
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| related words: |
sharp |
| derivations: |
cruelly (adv.), cruelness (n.) |
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