Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cruel
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Cruel
cruel
~ adj 1 causing unfair or unnecessary pain or suffering (a cruel twist of fate | a cruel blow (=a sudden event that is painful and unfair)) (My brother's death was a cruel blow.) 2 deliberately making people or animals suffer (The older kids played cruel jokes on her little brother. | cruel look/smile/laugh etc) (Cilla gave a cruel laugh and left him standing there alone.) 3 be cruel to be kind to do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way - cruelly adv (cruelly neglected by his parents)
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(crueller, cruellest) Note: in AM, use 'crueler', 'cruelest' 1. Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Children can be so cruel... Don’t you think it’s cruel to cage a creature up? ? kind ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf • cruelly Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings. ADV: ADV with v 2. A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. ...struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope... ADJ • cruelly His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making. ADV: usu ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (~er or ~ler; ~est or ~lest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crudelis, from crudus Date: 14th century 1. disposed to inflict pain or suffering ; devoid of humane feelings a ~ tyrant 2. a. causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain a ~ joke b. unrelieved by leniency ~ punishment Synonyms: see fierce • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) 1 indifferent to or gratified by another's suffering. 2 causing pain or suffering, esp. deliberately. --v.tr. (cruelled, cruelling) Austral. sl. thwart, spoil. Derivatives cruelly adv. cruelness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L crudelis, rel. to crudus (as CRUDE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. жестокий, безжалостный, бессердечный cruel dictator —- жестокосердный диктатор cruel remark —- жесткое замечание 2. мучительный, ужасный, жестокий cruel disease —- мучительная болезнь cruel suffering —- жестокие страдания cruel and unusual punishment —- ам. пытка или наказание, несоразмерные преступлению 3. эмоц-усил. очень, чрезвычайно, чертовски cruel cold —- очень холодный 4. австрал. разг. портить, губить, лишать шансов на успех ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) жестокий; безжалостный, бессердечный 2) мучительный; ужасный - cruel suffering - cruel war - cruel fate - cruel disease Syn: bestial, brutal, nasty, sadistic Ant: gentle, humane, kind, merciful CRUEL war суровая, жестокая война CRUEL suffering ужасные страдания CRUEL fate горькая судьбина CRUEL disease тяжелая, мучительная болезнь ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. cruel, from L. crudelem "unfeeling, cruel," related to crudus "rough, raw, bloody." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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