▸ adjective: Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. ▸ adjective: Harsh; severe. ▸ adjective: (slang) Cool; awesome; neat. ▸ adverb: (nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly. ▸ verb: (chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success) ▸ verb: (Australia, ambitransitive) To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive. ▸ noun: Alternative form of crewel. [Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.]
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