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cruel

 
 
/ˈkruːəl/ adjective (crueller, cruellest, crueler, cruelest)

Translation

extremely unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer
vicdansız, acımasız, zalim
a cruel joke Many people think hunting is cruel to animals.9941031
cruelly adverb
acımasızca
(Definition of cruel adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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