cruelness

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cruelness

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From Middle English cruelnesse; equivalent to cruel + -ness.

noun cruelnesses

uncountable, usually The state of being cruel; cruelty. ‘Sea! You listening to me at this moment I am speaking to you? You are full of cruelness, you are like women, you sea! Have you finished with me yet or what?’

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@misc{cruelness_2026,
  title = {cruelness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cruelness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}