English adjective: cruel | |||
1. | cruel (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||
Samples | A barbarous crime. Brutal beatings. Cruel tortures. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks. A savage slap. Vicious kicks. | ||
Synonyms | barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | ||
Similar | inhumane | ||
Antonyms | humane | ||