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Middle English
Etymology
From cruel + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkriu̯ɛlnɛs/, /ˈkriu̯əlnɛs/, /kriu̯ˈɛːlnɛs/
Noun
cruelnesse (uncountable)
- The state of being cruel; cruelness, ruthlessness.
- Viciousness, ferociousness; the state of being fierce.
- (rare) Strictness, unforgivingness.
- (rare) Injuriousness, dangerousness.
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