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|lshtext=<b>crūdēlis</b>: e, adj. cf. Gr. [[κρύος]]>; Lat. [[crudus]], [[cruor]], [[caro]],<br /><b>I</b> [[morally]] [[rude]] or [[unfeeling]], [[with]] [[exclusive]] [[reference]] to [[conduct]] [[towards]] persons or things, [[hard]], [[unmerciful]], [[hard]]-hearted, [[cruel]], [[severe]], [[fierce]] (freq. and [[class]]. in [[prose]] and [[poetry]]).<br /><b>I</b> Of [[living]] subjects.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With in and abl.: crudeles gaudent in [[tristi]] funere fratris, Lucr. 3, 72; cf.: [[crudelis]] in calamitate hominis [[consularis]], Cic. de Or. 2, 48, 198: cui [[nimis]] videtur [[senatus]] in conservandā patriā fuisse [[crudelis]], id. Pis. 8, 17.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With in and acc.: cum in eos, quos [[numquam]] viderat, tam [[crudelis]] fuisset, Cic. Phil. 5, 8, 22: in liberos [[atque]] in sanguinem suum, id. Fin. 1, 10, 34: in quos [[Sulla]] [[crudelis]] hoc [[socio]] fuisset, id. Att. 9, 14, 2: in patriam, id. Cat. 4, 6, 13; Liv. 2, 56, 7.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: crudelem Castorem, ne dicam sceleratum et impium! Cic. Deiot. 1, 2: [[crudelis]] [[atque]] importuna [[mulier]], id. Clu. 63, 177: [[malus]] [[atque]] [[crudelis]], Sall. C. 16, 3: o [[crudelis]] [[adhuc]], etc., Hor. C. 4, 10, 1: [[Neptunus]] tanto amori, Prop. 2 (3), 26, 45 et saep.—Comp.: ecquid acerbius? ecquid crudelius? Cic. Att. 9, 14, 2: [[magis]] [[timeo]] ne in eum exsistam crudelior, id. ib. 10, 11, 3: heu, Fortuna, [[quis]] est crudelior in nos Te [[deus]]? Hor. S. 2, 8, 61.—Sup.: parricidae, Sall. C. 52, 31.—<br /><b>II</b> Of [[inanimate]] subjects: crudele et exitiosum [[bellum]], Cic. Att. 9, 6, 7: o rem cum auditu crudelem tum visu nefariam, id. Planc. 41, 99: [[poena]] in cives [[crudelis]], id. Phil. 11, 1, 1: in tam crudelem necessitatem incidere, id. Tusc. 3, 25, 60: facinora ([[with]] foeda), Sall. C. 11, 4: crudele intolerandumque [[imperium]] (opp. justissimum [[atque]] optimum), id. ib. 10, 6: [[sententia]], id. ib. 51, 17: consilia, Cat. 64, 175; cf. id. 64, 136: pestes, id. 69, 9; cf. id. 64, 76: [[venenum]] vitae nostrae, id. 77, 5: [[ferrum]], Prop. 2 (3), 15, 43: [[verber]], Ov. F. 2, 695: [[poena]], id. M. 2, 612; Verg. A. 6, 585: [[egestas]], Val. Fl. 4, 459 et saep.: [[quid]] faciat? crudele, suos addicere amores, Ov. M. 1, 617.—Comp.: [[ignis]], Cat. 62, 20: janua, Prop. 1, 16, 17: [[mens]], Ov. M. 11, 701: [[quid]] crudelius, [[quam]]? etc., Quint. 11, 1, 85. —Sup.: [[nomen]] tyranni, Nep. [[Dion]], 1, 4: [[manus]], Petr. 105: [[caedes]], Suet. Calig. 30.— Hence, advv.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> crūdēlĕ ([[prop]]. neutr. [[sing]]. of adj.), [[cruelly]], etc., Stat. Th. 3, 211; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 340; id. in Eutr. 2, 108. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> crūdēlĭter, [[cruelly]], in a [[cruel]] [[manner]] ([[very]] freq.), Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; Caes. B. G. 7, 38; Nep. Paus. 3, 3; Quint. 1, 5, 9; Suet. Tib. 61 al.—Comp., Liv. 31, 29, 11; Cat. 62, 24; Ov. M. 3, 442.—Sup., Cic. Sull. 27, 75; id. Phil. 1, 14, 34; Caes. B. C. 1, 2 fin.; Nep. Eum. 6, 3 et saep.