Speakur

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was cruel to be kind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
was cru-el -to be kind
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of be cruel to be kind

Questions

What does was cruel to be kind mean?
simple past of be cruel to be kind

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