crueller

We have found lemma(root) word of crueller : cruel.

Definitions


[kruːl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it
(e.g: people who are cruel to animals)


Phrases:
- be cruel to be kind
- cruel and unusual punishment

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (see crude)


[kruːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success)
(e.g: Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing)


Phrases:
- be cruel to be kind
- cruel and unusual punishment

Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps influenced by the idiom queer someone's pitch (see queer)
Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (see crude)




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