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cruelsome

adj

Etymology

From cruel + -some.

  1. derived from crūdēlis
  2. derived from cruel
  3. inherited from cruel
  4. suffixed as cruelsome — “cruel + some”

Definitions

  1. Marked by cruelness or cruelty

    • Hayber was rewarded for his services in the most cruelsome manner. He was shot dead.
    • Two days out of every three, the prisoners were guarded by a gang of ignorant and cruelsome Negroes.

  2. In a cruelsome manner

    In a cruelsome manner; severely

    • The weather is “cruelsome hot.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA