English-Estonian translations for cruel

• julm
  See on julm ja halb valitsus.” It's a cruel and evil government'.
  Surmanuhtlus on julm ja ebainimlik karistus. The death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment.
  See tähendab seda, et meil on kodanikena nüüd võimalik see julm tegevus keelustada. That means that we as citizens now have the opportunity to ban this cruel trade.

Definition of cruel

• Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless
• Harsh; severe
• Cool; awesome; neat
• To a great degree; terribly
• To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success
• To violently provoke in the belief that this will make them more assertive

Examples

• The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

Related words

• cruelty
• cruelly
• anticruelty
• Cruella
• cruelty to animals
• goodbye, cruel world
• goodbye cruel world
• animal cruelty