Cruel vs. Ruthless

Crueladjective

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

Crueladjective

Harsh; severe.

Crueladjective

(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

Crueladverb

(nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly.

Cruelverb

To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

Cruelverb

To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.

Cruelnoun

See Crewel.

Crueladjective

Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless.

Crueladjective

Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery.

Crueladjective

Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.

Crueladjective

lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy

Crueladjective

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;

Crueladjective

(of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain;

Crueladjective

used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering;

Ruthlessadjective

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

Ruthlessadjective

Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.

Ruthlessadjective

without mercy or pity;