Definitions
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
Word origin
From Middle English cruelte, from Old French crualté (French cruauté), from Latin crudelitas. By surface analysis, cruel + -ty.
Used in a sentence
“YSL, as he is often called, is equally capable of casual, aristocratic cruelty and earthy, spontaneous tenderness, and when you study his face it can be hard to distinguish boredom from rapture.”
“Gay songwriter behind bars! Needs sincere letter to help ease the tension from cruelties inside the joint.”
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