Definition of Cruelest

1. Adjective. (superlative of cruel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cruelest

1. cruel [adj] - See also: cruel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruelest

crudites
crudities
crudity
crudle
crudled
crudles
crudling
cruds
crudy
crue
cruel
cruel and unusual punishment
cruel plant
crueler
cruelest (current term)
cruell
cruelled
crueller
cruellest
cruellie
cruelling
cruells
cruelltie
cruellty
cruelly
cruelness
cruelnesses
cruels
crueltie

Literary usage of Cruelest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"For Griping in the Stom- ack drink a Gallon of warm Whey, and if possible a gallon of warm Water." " The Dry-Gripes is the cruelest kind of ..."

2. The War Guilt and Peace Crime of the Entente Allies by Stewart E. Bruce (1920)
"It was, in the cruelest sense, ... A war of extermination means the wiping out of men, women and children, the cruelest and most beastly of all wars. ..."

3. A History of Matrimonial Institutions Chiefly in England and the United by George Elliott Howard (1904)
"... the cruelest bonds of the cruelest prostitution human beings who have, by their foolishness, by their want of wisdom, or by the intervention of friends, ..."

4. Wisconsin in Three Centuries, 1634-1905 by Henry Colin Campbell (1906)
"In those days the Sioux, who are now regarded as the cruelest of the savages in the Northwest, were far more humane than most of their neighbors. ..."

5. On the Face of the Waters: A Tale of the Mutiny by Flora Annie Webster Steel (1897)
"Mrs. Gissing, the sex is the cruelest thing in it. and you, as I'm always telling you, are the cruelest of your sex." His manner was detestable, ..."

6. The Confederate Cause and Conduct in the War Between the States: As Set by George Llewellyn Christian (1907)
"cruelest CONQUERORS. It remained for these, our Southern States, with this State of Virginia leading and guiding the others, (as we fear the record shows) ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Cruelest on Dictionary.com!Search for Cruelest on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cruelest on Google!Search for Cruelest on Wikipedia!

Search