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cruel — cru|el S3 [ˈkru:əl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin crudelis, from crudus; CRUDE1] 1.) making someone suffer or feel unhappy ▪ His death was a cruel blow . ▪ Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel. 2.) deliberately hurting people … Dictionary of contemporary English
cruel — adjective 1 causing unfair or unnecessary pain or suffering: a cruel twist of fate | a cruel blow (=a sudden event that is painful and unfair): My brother s death was a cruel blow. 2 deliberately making people or animals suffer: The older kids… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cruel — adjective 1) a cruel man Syn: brutal, savage, inhuman, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, bloodthirsty, murderous, vicious, sadistic, wicked, evil, fiendish, diabolical, monstrous, abominable; callous … Thesaurus of popular words
cruel — adjective 1) a cruel man Syn: brutal, savage, inhuman, barbaric, vicious, sadistic, monstrous, callous, ruthless, merciless, heartless, unkind, inhumane 2) her death was a cruel blow Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
blow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard knock that hits sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, heavy, nasty, painful, powerful, severe, sharp, stinging, violent … Collocations dictionary
Cruel and Unusual (novel) — For other uses, see Cruel and unusual. Cruel and Unusual … Wikipedia
Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield — (1804–81) Statesman and author. Benjamin Disraeli was the most exotic figure ever to reach the summit of British politics. A debt ridden young Jew of the Anglican faith, regarded as a combination of literary poseur, social climber and… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Margaret Haughery — Statue commemorating Margaret in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans Margaret Haughery (1813–1882) was a philanthropist known as the mother of the orphans .[1] She opened up four orphanages in the New Orleans area in the 19th century. Many… … Wikipedia
Hadrian — /hay dree euhn/, n. (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) A.D. 76 138, Roman emperor 117 138. * * * Latin Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus orig. Publius Aelius Hadrianus born Jan. 24, AD 76, Italica, Baetica? died July 10, 138, Baiae, near Naples Roman… … Universalium
Archdiocese of Baltimore — Archdiocese of Baltimore † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Baltimore The senior see of the United States of America, established as a diocese 6 April, 1789; as an archdiocese 8 April, 1808; embraces all that part of the State… … Catholic encyclopedia
