cruel vs vicious

cruel and vicious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cruel	No	Yes	No	No
vicious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, cruel and vicious are synonyms defined as:

cruel and vicious: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Other synonyms of cruel include barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage.

cruel (adjective)	vicious (adjective)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
	having the nature of vice
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure