cruel
Meaning
- cruel
- hard, painful
Concepts
si perilleuses
FROISS
very bad
crueuses batailles
Synonyms
sans clémence
sans égard
sans indulgence
sans mansuétude
sans pitié
être méchant
sans coeur
sans cœur
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁy.ɛl/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis; either remade based on the Latin or evolved from the Old French form crual, possibly from a Vulgar Latin form *crūdālis.
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