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cruelly

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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcruelly; equivalent tocruel +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cruelly (comparativemorecruelly,superlativemostcruelly)

  1. In acruel manner.
    • 1577,Raphaell Holinshed, “The Historie of Englande”, inThe Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande [], volume I, London: [] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison,→OCLC,page26, columns1–2:
      In the meane time it chaunced, that Marcus Papyrius ſtroke one of the Galles on the heade with his ſtaffe, because he preſumed to ſtroke his bearde: with whiche iniurie the Gaulle beeing prouoked, ſlue Papyrius (as he ſate) with hys ſworde, and therewith the ſlaughter being begun with one, all the reſidue of thoſe auncient fatherly men as they ſat in theyr Chayres were ſlaine andcruelly murthered.
    • 2017 August 24,Jay Inslee, “American dreams of young people will be cruelly ripped away”, inCNN[1]:
      Unfortunately, if certain national leaders have their way and repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the American dreams of hundreds of thousands of young people will becruelly ripped away.

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in a cruel manner

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Fromcruel +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkriu̯ɛliː/,/ˈkriu̯əliː/,/ˈkriu̯ɛliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

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cruelly

  1. Ruthlessly,cruelly; in a cruel or sadistic way.
  2. Savagely, viciously; in a way displaying ferocity.
  3. (rare)Deleteriously, injurious; conducive to suffering.
  4. (rare) Strictly,unforgivingly,meanly, harshly.

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