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cruel
い-Adjective

Also written as 酷い

Definitions

  1. 1. cruel
  2. 2. heartless
  3. 3. violent
  4. 4. very bad
An i-adjective meaning "terrible," "awful," or "severe." It's used to describe something extremely bad, cruel, or unreasonable, such as terrible weather, cruel treatment, or a bad injury.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Don't teach kids something that awful.

Sentence 2

Laughing at your friend like that — that's cruel.

Sentence 3

It's awful to say something like that to a child!

Sentence 4

Laughing at a friend's dream — that's just cruel!

Sentence 5

Not showing up on such an important day — how could you!