CRUEL


Meaning of CRUEL in English

(~ler, ~lest)

Note: in AM, use '~er', '~est'

1.

Someone who is ~ deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.

Children can be so ~...

Don’t you think it’s ~ to cage a creature up?

? kind

ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf

~ly

Douglas was often ~ly tormented by jealous siblings.

ADV: ADV with v

2.

A situation or event that is ~ is very harsh and causes people distress.

...struggling to survive in a ~ world with which they cannot cope...

ADJ

~ly

His life has been ~ly shattered by an event not of his own making.

ADV: usu ADV with v

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