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Synonyms
cru·el (krōṓəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis.]

adjective: -el·er or -el·ler, -el·est or -el·lest 

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
  2. Causing suffering; painful.

derivatives

crúel·ly
adverb
crúel·ness
noun

synonyms:

cruel, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious These adjectives mean predisposed to inflict violence, pain, or hardship, or to find satisfaction in the suffering of others: a cruel tyrant; a fierce warrior; a ferocious attack dog; a barbarous crime; inhuman treatment of captured soldiers; a savage outburst of temper; a vicious kick.