cruel, more cruel, most cruel ?

[birgit33]

Is it "cruel, more cruel, most cruel", or "cruel, crueler, cruelest" ?

 

[BobK]

Is it "cruel, more cruel, most cruel", or "cruel, crueler, cruelest" ?

You can use either (analytic or synthetic).

A Director to an actor: 'Can't you be crueller [your spelling's right in Am Eng]: think of the cruellest [or] most cruel person you've ever met - more cruel than anyone else in the world.'

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