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Definition cruel

Etymology 1

From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin cr?d?lis (�hard, severe, cruel�), akin to cr?dus (�raw, crude�); see crude.

Adjective

cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel)

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Harsh; severe.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

Adverb

cruel (not comparable)

(nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly.

Verb

cruel (third-person singular simple present cruels, present participle cruelling, simple past and past participle cruelled)

(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
(Australia, transitive, intransitive) To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.

Etymology 2

Noun

cruel (countable and uncountable, plural cruels)

Alternative form of crewel

Results 436 Words with the letters CRUEL

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9 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

ACCRUABLE 20

ACELLULAR 16

ACERVULUS 19

ANTIULCER 15

ARBUSCLES 17

ARCUATELY 16

AURICULAE 15

BARLEDUCS 18

BRUCELLAE 18

BRUCELLAS 18

BUCKLERED 22

BUTCHERLY 21

CALENTURE 15

CARBUNCLE 21

CAREFULLY 20

CAROLUSES 14

CAROUSELS 14

CARROUSEL 14

CARUNCLES 18

CATERWAUL 17

CERULEANS 15

CHEVELURE 20

CHONDRULE 18

CHUCKLERS 23

CIRCULATE 17

CLAMOURED 18

CLAQUEURS 24

CLUSTERED 15

CLUTTERED 15

COCKLEBUR 24

COCULTURE 18

COLLUDERS 16

COLOURERS 14

COLUBRINE 18

CONCLUDER 19

CONSULTER 15

CORPULENT 18

CORPUSCLE 20

COUNSELOR 15

COURTLIER 14

CREATURAL 14

CREDULITY 17

CREDULOUS 16

CRENULATE 15

CREPUSCLE 20

CRUCIBLES 20

CRUELLEST 15

CRUELNESS 15

CRUELTIES 14

CRUMBLIER 20

CRUMPLIER 20

CRUSHABLE 19

CRUSTLESS 14

CUDGELERS 17

CULLENDER 17

CULVERINS 19

CUPELLERS 18

CURLICUED 19

CURLICUES 18

CURLINESS 15

CURLPAPER 20

CURLYCUES 20

CURRENTLY 17

CURRICLES 17

CURSIVELY 20

CURTAILED 15

CURTAILER 14

CURTILAGE 16

CURVEBALL 22

CUTLERIES 14

DECOLOURS 15

DULCIMERS 18

DULCIMORE 18

ELECTRUMS 17

ELECTUARY 16

ENCLOSURE 15

EXCLUDERS 22

FLOUNCIER 18

FLUORESCE 17

FURUNCLES 19

GRATICULE 16

HERCULEAN 17

HOUSECARL 16

INCLOSURE 15

INCURABLE 18

INTERCLUB 18

INVOLUCRE 19

KNUCKLERS 23

KNUCKLIER 23

LACQUERED 24

LACQUERER 23

LARCENOUS 15

LAUNCHERS 17

LECHEROUS 16

LECTURERS 14

LECTURING 17

LICENSURE 15

LIQUORICE 23

LUBRICATE 17

LUCIFERIN 18

LUCRATIVE 18

MERCURIAL 17

MOLECULAR 18

NEURALGIC 17

NUCLEATOR 15

NUCLEOLAR 16

NUMERICAL 18

OBSCURELY 19

OCCULTERS 17

OPERCULAR 17

OPERCULES 17

OPERCULUM 21

OVERCLOUD 19

PARBUCKLE 24

PECULATOR 17

PECULIARS 17

PLECTRUMS 20

PLEURITIC 17

PRECLUDED 19

PRECLUDES 18

PRELAUNCH 20

PRONUCLEI 18

PURULENCE 19

RECLUSION 15

RECLUSIVE 18

RECOUPLED 18

RECOUPLES 17

REDUCIBLE 18

REDUCIBLY 20

REFLUENCE 18

RELACQUER 23

RELUCTANT 15

RELUCTATE 14

RELUCTING 17

REPUBLICS 20

RESCUABLE 17

RESCULPTS 17

RETICULAR 14

RETICULES 14

RETICULUM 18

REVICTUAL 18

RIDICULED 16

RIDICULER 15

RIDICULES 15

SCHEDULER 17

SCOUNDREL 16

SCRUTABLE 17

SCUFFLERS 20

SCULPTURE 18

SCUTELLAR 15

SECULARLY 17

SEPULCHER 19

SEPULCHRE 19

SIMULACRE 17

SLOUCHERS 16

SLOUCHIER 16

SQUELCHER 25

SUBCELLAR 18

SUBCLERKS 21

SUPERCLUB 21

SUPERCOIL 17

SUPERCOOL 17

SURCINGLE 17

SURPLICES 17

TRABECULA 17

TRAUCHLED 17

TRAUCHLES 16

TRUCKLERS 18

TRUCKLINE 19

TRUCULENT 16

TUBERCLES 17

TULAREMIC 17

ULCERATED 15

ULCERATES 14

UNCLEANER 16

UNCLEARER 15

UNCLUTTER 16

UNCOLORED 16

UNCOUPLER 19

UNCRUMPLE 22

UNDERCOOL 16

UNLUCKIER 20

URCEOLATE 14

UREOTELIC 14

VEHICULAR 20

VESICULAR 18

VICTUALER 18

VIRULENCE 19

VIRULENCY 21

WELLCURBS 21

8 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

ACERVULI 17

ARBUSCLE 16

AURICLED 14

AURICLES 13

BARLEDUC 17

BLUCHERS 18

BRUCELLA 17

BUCKLERS 20

CAESURAL 13

CAROUSEL 13

CARUNCLE 17

CAULKERS 17

CELLULAR 15

CERULEAN 14

CHEERFUL 18

CHUCKLER 22

CLAQUERS 22

CLAQUEUR 23

CLIQUIER 22

CLOSURED 14

CLOSURES 13

CLOTURED 14

CLOTURES 13

CLOUDIER 14

CLOUTERS 13

CLUBBERS 19

CLUBBIER 19

CLUMBERS 19

CLUMPIER 19

CLUMSIER 16

CLUNKERS 18

CLUNKIER 18

CLUSTERS 13

CLUSTERY 15

CLUTTERS 13

CLUTTERY 15

COLLUDER 15

COLOURED 14

COLOURER 13

CORULERS 13

COULTERS 13

COUPLERS 16

CROUSELY 15

CRUCIBLE 19

CRUELEST 13

CRUELLER 14

CRULLERS 14

CRUMBLED 20

CRUMBLES 19

CRUMPLED 20

CRUMPLES 19

CUDDLERS 15

CUDDLIER 15

CUDGELER 16

CULTRATE 13

CULTURED 15

CULTURES 14

CULVERIN 18

CULVERTS 17

CUPELERS 16

CUPELLER 17

CURBABLE 19

CURDLERS 14

CURELESS 13

CURLICUE 17

CURLIEST 13

CURLYCUE 19

CURRICLE 16

CURSEDLY 16

CURVEDLY 20

DECOLOUR 14

DULCIMER 17

ELECTRUM 16

EXCLUDER 21

FLUERICS 16

FORCEFUL 19

FURCULAE 17

FURUNCLE 18

GRACEFUL 18

HERCULES 15

KNUCKLER 22

LACQUERS 22

LAUNCHER 16

LECTURED 14

LECTURER 13

LECTURES 13

LUCARNES 14

LUCERNES 14

LUCIFERS 16

LUNCHERS 16

LURCHERS 15

MERCIFUL 19

NUCELLAR 15

OCCULTER 16

OPERCULA 16

OPERCULE 16

PECULIAR 16

PLECTRUM 19

PLUCKERS 20

PLUCKIER 20

PRECLUDE 17

PRELUNCH 19

RECLUSES 13

RECOUPLE 16

RECUSALS 13

RELAUNCH 16

RELUCENT 14

RELUCTED 14

REPUBLIC 19

RESCULPT 16

RETICULA 13

RETICULE 13

RIDICULE 14

SCLEROUS 13

SCRUPLED 17

SCRUPLES 16

SCUFFLER 19

SCULKERS 17

SCULLERS 14

SCULLERY 16

SCURRILE 13

SECULARS 13

SECURELY 15

SLOUCHER 15

SPECULAR 16

SPRUCELY 18

SUBCLERK 20

SUCKLERS 17

SURPLICE 16

TELLURIC 14

TRAUCHLE 15

TRUCKLED 18

TRUCKLER 17

TRUCKLES 17

TUBERCLE 16

ULCERATE 13

ULCERING 16

ULCEROUS 14

UNCURLED 16

UPCURLED 18

UTRICLES 13

WELLCURB 20

WRECKFUL 23

7 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

AURICLE 12

BLUCHER 17

BUCKLER 19

CAREFUL 15

CAULKER 16

CLAQUER 21

CLOSURE 12

CLOTURE 12

CLOURED 13

CLOUTER 12

CLUBBER 18

CLUMBER 18

CLUNKER 17

CLUSTER 12

CLUTTER 12

COLURES 12

CORULER 12

COULTER 12

COUPLER 15

CRUDELY 15

CRUELER 12

CRUELLY 15

CRUELTY 14

CRULLER 13

CRUMBLE 18

CRUMPLE 18

CUDDLER 14

CULLERS 13

CULTURE 13

CULVERS 16

CULVERT 16

CUPELER 15

CURABLE 15

CURDLED 14

CURDLER 13

CURDLES 13

CURLERS 12

CURLEWS 15

CURLIER 12

CUTLERS 12

CUTLERY 14

FLUERIC 15

LACQUER 21

LECTURE 12

LUCARNE 13

LUCERNE 13

LUCERNS 13

LUCIFER 15

LUCKIER 16

LUNCHER 15

LURCHED 15

LURCHER 14

LURCHES 14

NUCLEAR 13

PLUCKER 19

RECLUSE 12

RECUSAL 12

RELUCTS 12

RUCKLED 17

RUCKLES 16

SCRUPLE 15

SCULKER 16

SCULLER 13

SECULAR 12

SUCKLER 16

TRUCKLE 16

ULCERED 13

UNCLEAR 13

UTRICLE 12

6 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

COLURE 11

CULLER 12

CULVER 15

CURDLE 12

CURLED 12

CURLER 11

CURLEW 14

CURULE 12

CUTLER 11

LUCERN 12

LUCRES 11

RELUCT 11

RUCKLE 15

ULCERS 11

5 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

CRUEL 10

LUCRE 10

ULCER 10

4 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

CLUE 9

CURE 8

CURL 9

ECRU 8

LUCE 9

LURE 6

RULE 6

3 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

CEL 7

CUE 7

CUR 7

ECU 7

LEU 5

REC 6

RUE 4

2 letter words with the letters CRUEL ↑

EL 3

ER 2

RE 2

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