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overcruel

adj

Etymology

From Middle English overcruel, equivalent to over- + cruel.

  1. inherited from overcruel

Definitions

  1. overly or excessively cruel

    • “But it is thou, oh, my brother who hast done this—this overcruel thing. Who now shall fill up the void in the chivalry of the country? […]”
    • Ah, I have been overcruel To Christians, I believe.
    • The very virtue that had made her overcruel to him in the past would have made her overkind to him in the future.

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