Sekirov Dictionary

cruel

/ˈkɹuːəl/

adjective 3
verb 2
adverb 1
forms 11
phrases 2

adjective3

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wanting to hurt people or animals, or enjoying it when they suffer
- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
•
Harsh; severe.
- We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

verb2

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(Australia, New-Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
- What cruelled him was that Imperial Hotel contract. — 1937
•
(Australia) To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.
- Violence is apparently introduced early by the practice of "cruelling": children even in their first months are physically punished and then encouraged to seek retribution by punishing the punisher. — 2007

adverb1

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(nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly.
- "But I've served 'im ten years, and I'm fond of 'im, and, mind you, 'e's a great man, when all's said an' done, and it's an honor to serve 'im. But 'e does try one cruel at times." — 1913

forms

crueled · cruelled · crueling · cruelling · cruels · crueler · crueller · more cruel · cruelest · cruellest · most cruel

Phrases with cruel

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