What does overcruel mean?
Overcruel means overly or excessively cruel.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
overly or excessively cruel.
“But it is thou, oh, my brother who hast done this—this overcruel thing. Who now shall fill up the void in the chivalry of the country? […]”
Ah, I have been overcruel To Christians, I believe.
The very virtue that had made her overcruel to him in the past would have made her overkind to him in the future.
[…] when he died last year, the final straw, as my husband said, ever cruel, overcruel, my mother was the one who cleaned out his home at his behest and when I asked her about the computer and what was on it, trying not to suggest I knew his secret or that he even […]
The elder Cobos became over-cruel in his handling of the miserable horde, and several very unpleasant occurrences led to tragedy.
Use overcruel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overcruel means overly or excessively cruel.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“But it is thou, oh, my brother who hast done this—this overcruel thing. Who now shall fill up the void in the chivalry of the country? […]”
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