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Cruel vs Vengeable - What's the difference?

cruel | vengeable |

As adjectives the difference between cruel and vengeable

is that cruel is not nice; mean; heartless while vengeable is (obsolete) vengeful.

As a verb cruel

is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).

cruel

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Not nice; mean; heartless.
    • The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
  • (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

    • Synonyms

    * brutal * sadistic * vicious

    Antonyms

    * merciful

    Derived terms

    * cruelly

    Related terms

    * crude * crudeness * cruelty

    Verb

  • To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

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    vengeable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Vengeful.
  • (obsolete) Prompted by or characterised by revenge; severe, cruel.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.iv:
    • I sought / Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight / To punish