fairly cruel

Frequency: 5.52.3 per million words

To a moderate degree.

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Examples (10)

  • His comments were fairly cruel, but not completely heartless.
  • The punishment seemed fairly cruel for such a minor offense.
  • She made a fairly cruel joke about his appearance.
  • The teacher's criticism was fairly cruel to the struggling student.
  • It was fairly cruel of them to ignore her completely.
  • The reviewer's words were fairly cruel but somewhat justified.
  • His rejection letter was fairly cruel in its bluntness.
  • The coach's training methods were fairly cruel but effective.
  • Her laughter at his mistake was fairly cruel.
  • The reality show's twist was fairly cruel to the contestants.