crueler or crueller; cruelest or cruellest
Definition of cruel
1 : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings
a cruel tyrant has a cruel heart
2a : causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain
a cruel joke a cruel twist of fate
b : unrelieved by leniency cruel punishment
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The first known use of cruel was in the 14th century
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