cruelly

cru·el  (krl)

adj. cru·el·er or cru·el·ler, cru·el·est or cru·el·lest

1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering.

2. Causing suffering; painful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crdlis; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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cruel·ly adv.

cruel·ness n.

Synonyms: cruel, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious
These adjectives mean predisposed to inflict violence, pain, or hardship, or to find satisfaction in the suffering of others: a cruel tyrant; a fierce warrior; a ferocious attack dog; a barbarous crime; inhuman treatment of captured soldiers; a savage outburst of temper; a vicious kick.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	cruelly - excessively; "a cruelly bitter winter"
	2.	cruelly - with cruelty; "he treated his students cruelly"

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cruelly

adverb

1. brutally, severely, savagely, viciously, mercilessly, in cold blood, callously, monstrously, unmercifully, sadistically, pitilessly, spitefully, heartlessly, barbarously Douglas was often treated cruelly by his fellow-pupils.

2. bitterly, deeply, severely, mortally, painfully, ruthlessly, mercilessly, grievously, pitilessly, traumatically His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.

Translations

cruelly [ˈkrʊəlɪ] ADV → cruelmente

cruelly [ˈkruːəli] adv

[treat, exploit] → cruellement

(= distressingly) → cruellement

cruelly

adv (+vb) → grausam; (+adj) → auf grausame Art

cruelly [ˈkrʊəlɪ] adv → crudelmente

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cruelly [ˈkrʊəlɪ] adv → crudelmente