cruelty · noun C or U /ˈkruː.əl.ti/
Word family
Nouns: cruelty
Adjectives: cruel
Adverbs: cruelly
cruelty
B2 cruel behavior or a cruel action
Dictionary example:
The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals.
Learner example:
The methods he used to become the farm leader, the way he ignored the seven commandments, make him cruel - a cruelty he took to the extreme, causing damage to everyone living [on] the farm except to himself. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)
