- cruelly
- adverb see cruel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cruelly
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Cruelly — Cru el*ly, adv. 1. In a cruel manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] Spectator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cruelly — adverb 1. excessively (Freq. 1) a cruelly bitter winter 2. with cruelty he treated his students cruelly • Derived from adjective: ↑cruel … Useful english dictionary
cruelly — adv. Cruelly is used with these verbs: ↑dash, ↑deny, ↑expose, ↑mock, ↑murder, ↑slaughter … Collocations dictionary
cruelly — cruel ► ADJECTIVE (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) 1) disregarding or taking pleasure in the pain or suffering of others. 2) causing pain or suffering. DERIVATIVES cruelly adverb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
cruelly — See cruel. * * * … Universalium
cruelly — adverb In a cruel manner … Wiktionary
cruelly — Synonyms and related words: abominably, agonizingly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully, barbarously, bestially, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, brutally, brutishly, confoundedly, damnably, deadly, deathly, deucedly, devilishly, diabolically,… … Moby Thesaurus
cruelly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. savagely, inhumanly, viciously; see brutally … English dictionary for students
cruelly — adv. in a heartless manner, unkindly, brutally … English contemporary dictionary
cruelly — cru·el·ly … English syllables
