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English word cruel comes from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-, Proto-Indo-European - -rós, and later Proto-Indo-European *kruh₂rós (Bloody.)
*krewh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
- -rós (Proto-Indo-European)
*kruh₂rós (Proto-Indo-European)
Bloody.
crudus (Latin)
(figuratively) crude, cruel, rough. Immature, unripe, premature. Raw, bloody, bleeding. Unprepared, raw, uncooked.
crudelis (Latin)
Ruthless, cruel, merciless. Unfeeling, rude.
cruel (English)
(Australia, ambitransitive) To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.. (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success) (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.. Not nice; mean; heartless.