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UKcruel
/kɹˈuːəl/
/ˈkɹuəɫ/, /ˈkɹuɫ/
Examples
1. I was only being cruel to be kind.
2. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
3. He may appear to rule with a velvet glove, but he is really quite cruel.
4. Peter noticed throughout history how rulers who were granted immense power often became tyrannical and cruel, proving that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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