Cruelly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cruelly \Cru"el*ly\, adv.
     1. In a cruel manner.
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     2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] --Spectator.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cruelly
       adv 1: under cruel circumstances; "a cruelly bitter winter"
       2: in a cruel manner; "he treated his students cruelly"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  87 Moby Thesaurus words for "cruelly":
     abominably, agonizingly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully,
     barbarously, bestially, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, brutally,
     brutishly, confoundedly, damnably, deadly, deathly, deucedly,
     devilishly, diabolically, distressingly, dolorously, dreadfully,
     egregiously, excessively, excruciatingly, exorbitantly,
     extravagantly, ferally, ferociously, fiendishly, fiercely,
     flagrantly, frightfully, grievously, harshly, heartlessly,
     hellishly, horribly, improperly, inclemently, inexcusably,
     inexorably, infernally, inhumanely, inhumanly, inordinately,
     intolerably, lamentably, mercilessly, miserably, nakedly, openly,
     painfully, piteously, pitilessly, relentlessly, remorselessly,
     ruthlessly, sadly, savagely, sharkishly, shatteringly, shockingly,
     slaveringly, something awful, something fierce, sorely,
     staggeringly, terribly, torturously, truculently, unashamedly,
     unbearably, uncompassionately, unconscionably, unduly,
     unforgivingly, unhumanly, unmercifully, unpardonably,
     unremorsefully, unsympathetically, unyieldingly, viciously,
     woefully, wolfishly