Cruel vs Hellish - What's the difference?
cruel | hellish | Related terms |
Not nice; mean; heartless.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
As adjectives the difference between cruel and hellish
is that cruel is not nice; mean; heartless while hellish is causing pain, discomfort or distress.As a verb cruel
is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success.cruel
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
Synonyms
* brutal * sadistic * viciousAntonyms
* mercifulDerived terms
* cruellyVerb
External links
* *Anagrams
* * ----hellish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.