crudelis
Latin > English
crudelis crudele, crudelior -or -us, crudelissimus -a -um ADJ :: cruel/hardhearted/unmerciful/severe, bloodthirsty/savage/inhuman; harsh/bitter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crūdēlis: e, adj. cf. Gr. κρύος; Lat. crudus, cruor, caro,
I 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).
I Of living subjects.
(a) 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.—
(b) 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.—
(g) 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.—
II 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.
a crūdēlĕ (prop. neutr. sing. of adj.), cruelly, etc., Stat. Th. 3, 211; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 340; id. in Eutr. 2, 108. —
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
crūdēlis,⁸ e (crudus), dur, cruel, inhumain : crudelis in aliquem Cic. Phil. 5, 22, cruel envers qqn ; crudelis necessitas Cic. Tusc. 3, 60, nécessité cruelle ; crudelis tanto amori Prop. 2, 26, 45, insensible à tant d’amour || n. crūdēle pris advt, cruellement : Stat. Th. 3, 211 || crudelior Cic. Att. 10, 11, 3 ; -issimus Cic. Mil. 38 ; Verr. 2, 4, 73.
Latin > German (Georges)
crūdēlis, e (crudus), roh von Charakter und im Benehmen u. dah. gefühllos, herzlos, grausam, unbarmherzig, schonungslos (Ggstz. mitis, clemens, lenis, misericors), I) v. leb. Wesen, deren Gemüt, Benehmen usw.: Amor, Verg.: Castor, Cic.: cr. atque importuna mulier, Cic.: istius animus ferus, crudelis atque inhumanus, Cornif. rhet.: cr. mens (Ggstz. clementia), Catull.: truces atque crudeles mores (Ggstz. mores mitissimi, des Jagdhundes), Col. – crudelior ipso sit mihi mens pelago, Ov.: aliquanto crudelior esse coepit, Nep.: ut post victoriam audito fuerit crudelior, Vell.: qui crudelior? Cic.: crudelissimus tyrannus Dionysius, Cic.: anus crudelissima, Petr. – mit nähern Angaben, non voluntate aut naturā non esse crudelem, Cic.: ob eamque rem crudelis (fuit), Nep.: Lepidus cr. in liberos (Kinder), Cic.: in superiores contumax est, in inferiores crudelis, Cornif. rhet.: sed non Neptunus tanto cr. amori, Prop.: seditiosus civis et i n hominis consularis calamitate crudelis, Cic. – II) v. lebl. Subjj.: a) v. personif. lebl. Ggstdn., denen Grausamkeit beigelegt wird: amor tauri, grausame, quälende, Verg.: ferrum, Prop.: funus, herzzerreißende, Verg.: manus, Petr.: instrumenta necis, Ov.: ianua vel dominā crudelior ipsā, Prop. – b) übtr., von Vornahmen und Zuständen, die von einer grausamen Gesinnung herrühren, mit denen der Begriff der Grausamkeit verbunden ist, bellum cr. et exitiosum, Cic.: dominatio crudelis superbaque, Cic.: poena, Ov.: sententia eius mihi non crudelis videtur, Sall.: in tam crudelem necessitatem incĭdere, Cic. – id ipsum et multo alia crudeliora nobis omnibus Lepidus, Antonius et reliqui hostes denuntiant, Cic.: consilia crudelissima, Cic.: crudelissimum nomen tyranni, der Ruf der Grausamkeit, in dem der Tyrann stand, Nep. – m. nähern Angaben, poena in cives crudelis, Cic. Phil. 11, 1. – m. 2. Supin., o rem cum auditu crudelem tum visu nefariam! Cic. Planc. 99. – crudele est m. folg. Infin., incīdere vivorum corpora et crudele et supervacuum est, Cels. 1. prooem. extr. p. 12, 36 D. – / Adv. crūdēle (= crudeliter), Stat. Theb. 3, 211. Claud. in Eutr. 2, 108; rapt. Pros. 1, 282 u. 3, 340.
