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Definition of Cruel
1. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"
Exact synonyms: Barbarous, Brutal, Fell, Roughshod, Savage, Vicious
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
Definition of Cruel
1. n. See Crewel.
2. a. Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless.
Definition of Cruel
1. indifferent to the pain of others [adj CRUELER, CRUELEST, CRUELLER, CRUELLEST] : CRUELLY [adv]