| ADJECTIVE | all | cruel, barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
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| Sounds | kruw'ahl; kruw'l | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | ||
| Meaning | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. | |
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| Example | "cruel tortures" | |
| Synonyms | barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | |
| Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
| Spanish | atroz, bárbaro, brutal, cruel, feroz, salvaje | |
| Catalan | atroç, bàrbar, brutal, cruel, feroç, ferotge, salvatge | |
| Nouns | cruelness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance |
| Adverbs | cruelly | with cruelty |
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