cruel
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and sufferingIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
» She appears to me to be cruel.
Sie scheint mir grausam zu sein.
Она кажется мне жестокой.
Вона здається мені безжальною.
Вона здається мені жорстокою.
Meaning
3 sensesIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
grausam
жесто́кийžestókij
жорсто́кийžorstókyj
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Harsh; severe.
We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.
(slang)Cool; awesome; neat.
Examples
300 sentencesShe appears to me to be cruel.
Вона здається мені безжальною.
ruОна кажется мне жестокой.
deSie scheint mir grausam zu sein.
I didn't think Tom would be so cruel.
Я не думав, що Том буде такий жорстокий.
I had no idea that Tom could be so cruel.
Я й гадки не мав, що Том може бути таким жорстоким.
Don't be cruel to animals.
Не будьте жорстокими до тварин.
ruНе будьте жестоки к животным.
deSei nicht grausam zu Tieren!
Tom is cruel.
Том жорстокий.
ruТом жестокий.
deTom ist brutal.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, sevFrom Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”), akin to crūdus (“raw, crude”); see crude.
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Forms
crueler/crueller/more cruel, cruelest/cruellest/most cruel| Comparative | crueler / crueller / more cruel Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | cruelest / cruellest / most cruel Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
68 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- be so cruel
- cruel man
- be cruel to