cruelly

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 Latin crudelis, related to crudus 'raw, rough' .

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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 — adverb see cruel …   New Collegiate 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

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