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adj. VERBS be, seem, sound | become ADV. extremely, unspeakably, very an extremely cruel regime | a little, rather | deliberately | unnecessarily PREP. to I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.
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inhuman:
He was a cruel landlord.
Simple Definitions
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cruel
deliberately hurting people or making them suffer:
• It was cruel to lock him in there all day. • Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child. • a cruel, selfish woman
heartless
not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems:
• How could you be so heartless! • He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.
sadistic
getting pleasure from making other people suffer:
• a sadistic killer • a sadistic thing to do
barbaric
extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people:
• a barbaric punishment • a barbaric sport
vicious
very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them:
• a vicious attack on an innocent man • Some dogs can be vicious.
brutal
very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings:
• a brutal dictator • the brutal methods used by the secret police
inhumane
inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering:
• the inhumane treatment of prisoners
cold-blooded
a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity:
• a woman 's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband • a cold-blooded psychopath
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