The abstract noun forms of the adjective cruel are cruelty and cruelness.
Cruel is an adjective.
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It is no kind of adjective. It is a noun. The adjective form is cruel.
Cruel.
The abstract noun form for the adjective 'foolish' is foolishness.The abstract noun form for the adjective 'cruel' is cruelty.
"very cruel people" is three different parts of speech. very - adverb cruel - adjective people - noun
Yes, it is. It means cruel or unsympathetic ("having no heart").
No. Personification is a noun. The adjective form, where usable, is personified, the past participle of the verb to personify.
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adverbs can describe verbs adjectives, and other adverbs. A dictionary would suggest that you use "cruelly" instead of "cruel" as an adverb: "he sneered cruelly" I can't think of a situation where "cruel" would be the adverb. A good test for adverbs is that: 1) They often have a (-y) suffix 2) They still make grammatical sense almost anywhere in the sentence: "cruelly, he sneered" ; "he cruelly sneered"; "he sneered cruelly" .