adjective
- comparative form of cruel; more cruel
noun
- a twisted doughnut made of sweet dough fried in deep fat
Usage: chiefly New England
Examples
- The dictator became crueller as his power grew.
- Nothing could be crueller than abandoning a pet.
- She bought a box of cruellers from the bakery.
- The coffee shop serves fresh cruellers every morning.
- His punishment seemed crueller than the crime deserved.
- The glazed crueller was her favorite pastry.
- Winter grew crueller with each passing day.