cruelness en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English cruelnesse; equivalent to cruel + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being cruel; cruelty.
‘Sea! You listening to me at this moment I am speaking to you? You are full of cruelness, you are like women, you sea! Have you finished with me yet or what?’
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 259:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cruelnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |