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    cruelly
    /ˈkruː(ə)li/

    adverb

    • 1. (with reference to a person) in a way that wilfully causes pain or suffering to others: "he marries Edgar's sister Isabella and cruelly ill-treats her"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUELLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CRUELLY definition: 1. in an extremely unkind and unpleasant way: 2. in a way that causes great suffering: 3. in an…. Learn more.

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      cruelly translate: dengan kejam. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Cruel

      (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and...

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRUELLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CRUELLY meaning: 1. in an extremely unkind and unpleasant way: 2. in a way that causes great suffering: 3. in an…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally: Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel. Children can be very cruel to each other. Synonyms. barbaric. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) inhuman. sadistic. savage. tyrannical. tyrannous. vicious.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cruelCruel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Cruel means disposed to inflict pain or suffering, causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain, or unrelieved by leniency. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, word history, and phrases containing cruel.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcruelly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    in a way that causes physical or mental pain and makes somebody suffer. I was cruelly deceived. Check pronunciation: cruelly. Definition of cruelly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cruellyCruelly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adverb. with cruelty. “he treated his students cruelly ” adverb. excessively. “a cruelly bitter winter” Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Cruelly." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/cruelly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. cruelly.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › cruellyCRUELLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Cruelly means in a cruel way, with no pity or kindness. Find 91 synonyms and antonyms of cruelly, such as ruthlessly, mercilessly, heartlessly, and kindly, benevolently, pleasantly.