Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a cruel manner; with cruelty.

    grausam

    жесто́коžestóko

    with cruelty

  2. (rare)To a degree that is cruel.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. My older brother was treated cruelly.

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  2. I don't like to see animals cruelly treated.

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  3. Tom treated Mary cruelly.

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  4. Pedophiles are cruelly treated in prison.

    ruС педофилами жестко обращаются в тюрьме.

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  5. The dad treated his adoptive son cruelly.

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Translations

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more cruelly, most cruelly
Comparativemore cruelly Lesson
Superlativemost cruelly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcruel

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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