English-Latvian translations for cruel

• nežēlīgs
  Nāvessods ir cietsirdīgs un nežēlīgs soda veids. The death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment.
  Mūsdienu Pakistānā tāda pilsoņa liktenis, kurš iebilst pret netaisnību, ir rūgts un nežēlīgs. The fate of a citizen who opposes injustice is harsh and cruel in today's Pakistan.
  rakstiski. - Nāvessods ir galēji nežēlīgs, nehumāns un cilvēku pazemojošs soda veids. in writing. - The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.

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