adj. 1.(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering fell n. 1.the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) 2.seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges 3.the act of felling something (as a tree) fell v. 1.cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow 2.pass away rapidly 3.sew a seam by folding the edges