crueler

Adjective

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

1. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
   • The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

   Synonyms:

   inhuman, sadistic, spiteful

   Antonyms:

   merciful

2. Harsh; severe.
   • We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.

   Synonyms:

   brutal, callous, strict, cold, insensate, hardhanded, cold-eyed, dour, thick-skinned, flint-hearted

3. (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

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