cruelheed
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cruelheed (uncountable) (rare)
- The state of being cruel; cruelness, cruelty, ruthlessness.
- Viciousness, ferociousness; the state of being fierce.
- Strictness, unforgivingness.
References edit
- “crūē̆lhēde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.