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Cruelly

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Adverb

1. cruelly

excessively

Example Sentences:
'a cruelly bitter winter'

2. cruelly

with cruelty

Example Sentences:
'he treated his students cruelly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cruelly

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adjective
1. 
causing or inflicting pain without pity
a cruel teacher
2. 
causing pain or suffering
a cruel accident

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Cruelly

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adjective
1. 
deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
2. 
causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cruelly

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adj. cru·el·er, cru·el·est or cru·el·ler or cru·el·lest
1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering: a cruel tyrant.
2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress: cruel treatment; a cruel remark.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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