The Spanish word for Cruel is "Cruel" though it is pronounce "Crew-el"
Strict is a word meaning less than harsh or cruel.
Why are you so cruel to me?That was a very cruel thing to do.
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Cruel is an adjective.
Crudelis means cruel, Atrox means cruel, horror, etc
The form of "cruel" that would be considered an abstract noun would be "cruelty".
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In the 1960's people were very cruel to blacks,
you are as cruel as a tiger
cruel = σκληρός [skleerOs] cruelty = σκληρότητα [skleerOteeta]