'Cruelly' definitions:
Definition of 'cruelly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Excessively; "a cruelly bitter winter"
adverb
With cruelty; "he treated his students cruelly"
Definition of 'Cruelly'
From: GCIDE
- Cruelly \Cru"el*ly\, adv.
- 1. In a cruel manner. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cruelly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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