Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

is cruel to be kind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
is cru-el -to be kind
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does is cruel to be kind mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of be cruel to be kind

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