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Cruelties
(gcide) | Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl. Cruelties (-t[i^]z).
[OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr. L. crudelitas, fr.
crudelis. See Cruel.]
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1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to
give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity;
barbarity.
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Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty.
--Shak.
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2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of
willfully causing unnecessary pain.
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Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition.
Macaulay.
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Cruelties
(gcide) | Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl. Cruelties (-t[i^]z).
[OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr. L. crudelitas, fr.
crudelis. See Cruel.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to
give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity;
barbarity.
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Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty.
--Shak.
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2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of
willfully causing unnecessary pain.
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Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition.
Macaulay.
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