cruel

  • 21cruel — ► ADJECTIVE (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) 1) disregarding or taking pleasure in the pain or suffering of others. 2) causing pain or suffering. DERIVATIVES cruelly adverb. ORIGIN …

    English terms dictionary

  • 22CRUEL — ELLE. adj. Inhumain, impitoyable, qui aime le sang, qui prend plaisir à faire souffrir ou à voir souffrir. Homme cruel. Cruel tyran. Ces peuples là sont sauvages et cruels. Être né cruel. Avoir l âme cruelle, l humeur cruelle. Un maître cruel. On …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 23cruel */*/ — UK [ˈkruːəl] / US [ˈkruəl] adjective Word forms cruel : adjective cruel comparative crueller superlative cruellest 1) a) someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys making them unhappy or upset a cruel parent… …

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  • 24cruel — cru|el [ kruəl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys making them unhappy or upset: a cruel parent cruel to: How could you be so cruel to someone who never did you any harm? a ) used… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25cruel — (Del lat. crudelis.) ► adjetivo 1 Que se complace con el sufrimiento de los demás: ■ tuvo fama de guerrero cruel y sanguinario. SINÓNIMO bárbaro despiadado insensible ANTÓNIMO afectuoso sensible …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 26cruel — adj. 1) cruel to, towards (cruel to animals) 2) cruel to + inf. (it was cruel of him to say that) * * * [ kruːəl] towards (cruel to animals) cruel to cruel to + inf. (it was cruel of him to say that) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 27cruel — cru|el S3 [ˈkru:əl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin crudelis, from crudus; CRUDE1] 1.) making someone suffer or feel unhappy ▪ His death was a cruel blow . ▪ Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel. 2.) deliberately hurting people …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28cruel — 01. The children were very [cruel] to the little boy, hitting him, and calling him names until he started to cry. 02. I think it s awfully [cruel] to leave a dog in the house all day by itself. 03. She treats her dog really [cruelly]. She never… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29cruel — adjective 1 causing unfair or unnecessary pain or suffering: a cruel twist of fate | a cruel blow (=a sudden event that is painful and unfair): My brother s death was a cruel blow. 2 deliberately making people or animals suffer: The older kids… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30cruel — cruelly, adv. cruelness, n. /krooh euhl/, adj., crueler, cruelest. 1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others: the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. 3. causing or marked… …

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