Hyphenation of cruel

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cruel? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cru-el

Definitions of cruel:

1.	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering A barbarous crime Brutal beatings Cruel tortures Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks A savage slap Vicious kicks

Synonyms of cruel:

adj	unkind, heartless
adj	barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious, inhumane
adj	brutal, inhumane
adj	brutal, harsh, rigorous, unkind, hard

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