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Cruelty
Pronunciation : Cru"el*ty (-t)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OF. cruelt, F. cruaut, fr. L. crudelitas, fr. crudelis. See Cruel.]
Definition : 1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak.
2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macualay.
pl. Cruelties (-t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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