cruelhearted
Definitions
Adjective. [C1]
Examples
“Frequently have⟳ I been tempted to compose for him epistles of nearly Herzogian sweep⟳, have⟳ even seriously contemplated what I imposed upon cruelhearted adults in my small-town Mississippi childhood: gift-wrapped fresh cow manure or dead rats or possums deposited on their front porches in the yuletide.”
““That is better than being a cruelhearted Scot,” she countered. “Cruel?” Kevin looked confused. “'Tis not cruel to seek⟳ justice.””
“The Sirens, gleeful scourge of mariners, beguiling bane and cruelhearted joy, whom no man could abandon once he'd heard them, were left, they say⟳, through sly Ulysses' ploy.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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