"over-cruel" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more over-cruel [comparative], most over-cruel [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|head=over-cruel}} over-cruel (comparative more over-cruel, superlative most over-cruel)
  1. Alternative form of overcruel Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: overcruel
    Sense id: en-over-cruel-en-adj-2GfPdNlo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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