How To Spell cruel?
How to Pronounce cruel?
Correct pronunciation for the word "cruel" is [kɹˈuːəl], [kɹˈuːəl], [k_ɹ_ˈuː_ə_l].
Definition of cruel
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Disposed to give pain to others; unfeeling; hard-hearted; proceeding from cruelty; causing pain.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Cruel?
What is the past tense of Cruel?
What is the adverb for cruel?
The adverb for the word "cruel" is "cruelly".
What is the adjective for cruel?
The adjective form of the word "cruel" is "cruel".
Usage over time for cruel:
This graph shows how "cruel" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
Synonyms for Cruel:
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adj.
• unfeeling • hardened • hard-fought • vicious, pitiless; causing pain • woeful • unsympathetic • painful- cutting ,
- excruciating ,
- grueling ,
- disagreeable ,
- chafing ,
- arduous ,
- hurtful ,
- biting ,
- bothersome ,
- distressful ,
- crushing ,
- burdensome ,
- insufferable ,
- horrendous ,
- agonizing ,
- aching ,
- inflaming ,
- acute ,
- aggravating ,
- annoying ,
- grievous .
- grim .
- dire .
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n.
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- hateful .
- fell .
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adv.
• beastly- foul .
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