cruelly
17
3.0
- adverb
- /ˈkruːəli/
- Baseball has a way of cruelly exposing one's weaknesses and mistakes.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this boss became enraged, screaming so loudly and so cruelly that some of the more junior team members cried.
- And this boss became enraged, screaming so loudly and so cruelly that some of the more junior team members cried.
- And he very dismissively and cruelly said that he thought that her saying that she was black and Indian, which is a fact, was disrespectful to both.
Examples
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I know that no matter how cruelly the world strikes into the souls of men ..
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Bear witness as my life was so cruelly torn from me in the prime of my youth.
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I have been cruelly cast out and have nowhere to go.
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I had lied cruelly to them both.
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I have used you cruelly.
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Go ahead," my love said cruelly, "ask him what it's like to be a bum."
Fiction book (1997) -
I'll be back before you can say, "why did he cruelly abandon me like that?"
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When she attempted a smile, it was as if she were wearing a cruelly mocking mask.
Fiction book (2001) -
The anger and perhaps guilt that goes with these cruelly truncated relations generate their own desire for revenge.
Academic text (2006) -
The teacher cruelly mocked the student, causing him great embarrassment.
Synonyms
122
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
45
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
30
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
21
6.7
In a very violent and cruel way
21
1.4
In a hard, violent way that shows no care
20
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
17
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
6
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
3
7.6
In a very harsh and cruel way showing no kindness
3
8.4
In a cruel way that shows pleasure when other people are hurt
3
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
2
8.4
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
2
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
8.4
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.1
In a way that shows no pity for others
1
7.0
In a cruel way that hurts people or animals a lot
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
7.4
In a way that shows no kindness or mercy
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
7.9
In a cruel, unfair way using strong control over others
1
4.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or in pain
1
7.5
In a cruel and violent way that shows no kindness
1
9.1
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
1
7.4
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
1
8.3
In a cruel, violent way that hurts people
In a violent, cruel way like a wild animal
In a very harsh and old-fashioned way that is cruel
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cruelly comes from cruel, which goes back to the Latin crudelis meaning 'raw' or 'bloody', so imagine something that truly hurts. That's why to act cruelly is to do something that 'causes pain' or suffering on purpose.