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cruelly

  • /ˈkɹuːəli/
  • /ˈkɹuːli/

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From Middle English cruelly; equivalent to cruel + -ly.

adverb more cruelly · most cruelly

  1. In a cruel manner; with cruelty. In the meane time it chaunced, that Marcus Papyrius ſtroke one of the Galles on the heade with his ſtaffe, because he preſumed to ſtroke his bearde: with whiche iniurie the Gaulle beeing prouoked, ſlue Papyrius (as he ſate) with hys ſworde, and therewith the ſlaughter being begun with one, all the r
  2. rare To a degree that is cruel. Robert Audley chafed cruelly at this delay. Half a dozen vessels might sail for Australia while he roamed up and down the long platform, tumbling over trucks and porters, and swearing at his ill-luck.

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adv in a cruel manner

Españolsangrientamente, cruelmente
中文殘忍地 /残忍地 cánrěn de, 無情地 /无情地 wúqíng de, 殘酷地 /残酷地 cánkù de
Portuguêscruelmente
Françaiscruellement
Deutschgrausam
Italianocrudelmente
Русскийжесто́ко žestóko

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@misc{cruelly_2026,
  title = {cruelly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cruelly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}