Meanings
adjectiveover-cruel (comparative more over-cruel, superlative most over-cruel)
comparative more over-cruel · superlative most over-cruel
- alternativeAlternative form of overcruel.
Origin
- Middle Englishovercruel
- Englishover-cruel
From Middle English overcruel, equivalent to over- + cruel.
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APA
over-cruel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-cruel
MLA
“over-cruel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-cruel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over-cruel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-cruel.
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