cruelly

🇺🇸 /ˈkruːəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkruːəli/
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Tags TOP20000CEFR-B2
adverb
R

in a way that causes pain or suffering to others

The man cruelly hurt the small animal for no reason.

R

in a way that causes someone to feel pain or sadness

She was cruelly tricked by someone she trusted.

translation

adv. in a way that causes pain or suffering to others; in a way that causes someone to feel pain or sadness