cruelly
3
2.9
- adverb
- /ˈkruːəli/
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terriblemente
- "The rich are different than you and me," F. Scott Fitzgerald said, and if one accepts Fitzgerald's assertion, then take that magnitude of difference, increase it cruelly and exponentially, and then perhaps we'd have a better understanding of the poor.
- cruelly ironic
His parents however, felt I was cruelly unfair to them and should not have snapped at them like I did.
- His parents however, felt I was cruelly unfair to them and should not have snapped at them like I did.
Examples
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In this etching, the upper class man cruelly mimics the beggar.
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We are cruelly trapped between what we would like to be and what we actually are.
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Other reviews began to appear that cruelly reminded me of what I had said.
Fiction book (1995) -
If this is the case, it is more than a little ironic, and cruelly so.
Academic text (1990) -
The operations of nation and nationalism may generate fame for some and strip it cruelly from others.
Academic text (2013) -
Consciousness is here linked, quite cruelly, to undoing and defeat.
Academic text (1993) -
I worked like a dog, long hours, a cruelly unnatural life for a spirited young woman.
Fiction book (1995) -
Some of them were incredulous, others derisive, and still others cruelly satisfied.
Fiction book (1991) -
So even though she must hold Mel's hand, which sometimes drags at hers impatiently and sometimes, more cruelly, lets it drop, she has her own experience of this place.
Fiction book (2002) -
The teacher cruelly graded our tests, highlighting every mistake we made.
Synonyms
272
4.1
In a very bad or serious way
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
70
3.0
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
40
5.2
To a great degree
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
11
2.7
In a very strong, unpleasant way often about cold weather or pain
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
4
6.2
To a very great degree
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that causes great harm or damage
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
6.7
In a way that is very strong or extreme
To an extremely large degree
In a very harsh, critical way that attacks someone or their ideas
In a way that shows great fear or warns of danger
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cruelly also comes from cruel, originally meaning 'causing pain', and people sometimes use it to mean 'very' or 'extremely' when they want to show how strong or harsh something feels. That's why 'cruelly sad' means 'very sad', as if the sadness hurts.