Word Forms of "cruel" (18 forms)

Adjective

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	cruell
Comparative	crueler
Comparative	crueller
Comparative	more cruel
Superlative	cruelest
Superlative	cruellest
Superlative	most cruel

Alternative, Obsoletecruell

Comparativecrueler

Comparativecrueller

Comparativemore cruel

Superlativecruelest

Superlativecruellest

Superlativemost cruel

Adverb

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	cruell

Alternative, Obsoletecruell

Noun

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	cruell
Plural	cruels

Alternative, Obsoletecruell

Pluralcruels

Verb

Form	Word
UK, Participle, Past	cruelled
UK, Participle, Present	cruelling
UK, Past	cruelled
US, Participle, Past	crueled
US, Participle, Present	crueling
US, Past	crueled
Alternative, Obsolete	cruell
Present, Singular, Third-Person	cruels

UK, Participle, Pastcruelled

UK, Participle, Presentcruelling

UK, Pastcruelled

US, Participle, Pastcrueled

US, Participle, Presentcrueling

US, Pastcrueled

Alternative, Obsoletecruell

Present, Singular, Third-Personcruels

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