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cruel
Overview of adj cruel
The adj cruel has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks")
2. (1) brutal, cruel -- ((of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war")
Grep of noun cruel
cruel and unusual punishment
cruel plant
cruelness
cruelty
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
Antonyms of adj cruel
2 senses of cruel
Sense 1
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
INDIRECT (VIA inhumane) -> humane
Sense 2
brutal, cruel
INDIRECT (VIA inhumane) -> humane
Similarity of adj cruel
2 senses of cruel
Sense 1
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
=> inhumane (vs. humane)
Sense 2
brutal, cruel
=> inhumane (vs. humane)
Pertainyms of adj cruel
Attributes of adj cruel
Domain of adj cruel
Domain Terms of adj cruel
Familiarity of adj cruel
cruel used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj cruel
cruel
Grep of adv cruel
cruelly
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