cruel cruel /ˈkruːl/

adjective

1. () (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering  ( barbarous , fell , roughshod , brutal , cruel , savage , vicious )
   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
    A barbarous crime
   a barbarous crime
    Brutal beatings
   brutal beatings
    Cruel tortures
   cruel tortures
    Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
   Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    A savage slap
   a savage slap
    Vicious kicks
   vicious kicks