"overcruel" meaning in All languages combined

See overcruel on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more overcruel [comparative], most overcruel [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English overcruel, equivalent to over- + cruel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overcruel}} Middle English overcruel, {{prefix|en|over|cruel}} over- + cruel Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcruel (comparative more overcruel, superlative most overcruel)
  1. overly or excessively cruel Synonyms: over-cruel

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