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cruelly

UK/ˈkɹuːəli/ US/ˈkɹuːli/ uncommon rare

adverb

1.

under cruel circumstances

  • “a cruelly bitter winter”
2.

in a cruel manner

  • “he treated his students cruelly”

Origin

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

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