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overcruel

overcruel adjective: overly or excessively cruel.

Adjective

overcruel (comparative more overcruel, superlative most overcruel)

  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? […]”1863, Edward Howard, The Old Commodore
    • Ah, I have been overcruel
      To Christians, I believe.1872, Beunans Meriasek, Whitley Stokes, The Life of Saint Meriasek

Forms of overcruel

comparativemore overcruel
superlativemost overcruel
alternative formover-cruel

Origin of overcruel

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

Questions about overcruel

What does overcruel mean?
Overcruel means overly or excessively cruel.
What part of speech is overcruel?
Overcruel is an adjective.

Words near overcruel in the dictionary

  1. overcrowdings
  2. overcrowds
  3. overcrowed
  4. overcrowing
  5. overcrows
  6. overcruel
  7. overcrust
  8. overcrusted
  9. overcrusting
  10. overcrusts
  11. overcull

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