n. See Crewel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. cruel, fr. L. crudelis, fr. crudus. See Crude. ]
Behold a people cometh from the north country; . . . they are cruel and have no mercy. Jer. vi. 22, 23. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cruel wars, wasting the earth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath for it was cruel. Gen. xlix. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
You have seen cruel proof of this man's strength. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
n.Cruelty. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Corrupt. fr. F. écrouelles scrofula. ] Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]