To mention her decade - as in "la soixantaine bien sonnee" (she'll never see 60 again) -is downright cruel.

Some parents try very hard but simply do not have the capacity to give their children what they need, and some parents are downright cruel and violent.

I wouldn't give a fip for all your politics, generally, but I think this is something downright cruel and unchristian.

Downright cruel she was to her sometimes," she added, lowering her voice.

It was associated with a variety of mishaps, some just mischievous and others downright cruel.

Pals told Us that Humphries freeloaded off of his wife and could be downright cruel during their short-lived union.

She's so terrified that at the very mention of the word "police" - ' That's downright cruel,' Maggie interrupted severely.

It was harsh enough to labor in the fields all week, but to do so without the reward of popcorn and a movie was downright cruel.

"We are likely to be much harsher, in fact, often downright cruel, in our judgment of many of our subjects," she later adds.

Yet her household, instead of doing what they might to ease her last days, were not merely neglectful, but downright cruel.