Cruel person Crossword Clue

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OGRE

(4 letters)

MEANIE

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a cruelly rapacious person
2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
(adjective)
1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CRUEL (adjective)
1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
PERSON (noun)
1. a human being
2. a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OGRE
(4 letters)
MEANIE
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
BURET

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