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cruel

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  1. fierce                
 
cru.el \'kru:(-*)l, 'kru.(-*)l\ \'kru:-*-le-, 'kru.-; 'kru:l-le-, 
   'kru.l-le-\ aj or cru.el.er or cru.el.ler;  or cru.el.est;  or cru.el.lest 
   [ME, fr. OF, fr. L crudelis, irreg. fr. crudus] 1: disposed to inflict pain 
    2a: causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain  2b: unrelieved by 
   leniency  - cru.el.ly av