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cruel
1. adjective /kɹuːəl/
a) Not nice; mean; heartless.

The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

b) Cool; awesome; neat.
Syn: brutal, sadistic, vicious
Ant: merciful
See Also: crude, crudeness, cruelty
2. verb /kɹuːəl/
To spoil or ruin (ones chance of success)

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