cruel

Definition for cruel

adjective as in vicious, pitiless; causing pain

Strongest matches

atrocious, barbarous, bitter, brutal, callous, cold-blooded, evil, harsh, hateful, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, painful, relentless, ruthless, sadistic, spiteful, tyrannical, unkind, vicious, wicked

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bestial, bloodthirsty, brutish, degenerate, demoniac, depraved, excruciating, ferocious, fierce, flinty, hard, hard-hearted, hellish, implacable, inexorable, malevolent, monstrous, pernicious, poignant, rancorous, revengeful, sinful, unfeeling, unnatural, unrelenting, vengeful, virulent

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“He seemed rather nice. He was never cruel or nasty. He was thoughtful and calm.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Holston says he made the videos for "educational purposes", but wildlife experts say his behaviour is cruel and he's been labelled a "goose" by the state's leader.

From BBC

The cruelest thing someone can visit on a being born to be exploited is to give them the ability to feel.

From Salon

How can a deeper understanding of a set of unremittingly cruel brain diseases not be a priority?

From Los Angeles Times

He’s no longer constrained by what little caution and niceties he may have once had, or by officials and staffers who managed to, at least on occasion, thwart his cruelest instincts.

From Salon

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