Hayber was rewarded for his services in the most cruelsome manner. He was shot dead.
Two days out of every three, the prisoners were guarded by a gang of ignorant and cruelsome Negroes.
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In a cruelsome manner; severely
The weather is “cruelsome hot.”
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Hayber was rewarded for his services in the most cruelsome manner. He was shot dead.
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Two days out of every three, the prisoners were guarded by a gang of ignorant and cruelsome Negroes.
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While there may be production-specific reasons for the decision not to make use of the stadium environment as a film setting – as the authentic site of its cruelsome misappropriation as a refugee camp
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The weather is “cruelsome hot.”
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In some senses, cruelsome is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.