Cruelly

Definition: Cruelly

Cruelly

Adverb

1. Under cruel circumstances; "a cruelly bitter winter".

2. In a cruel manner; "he treated his students cruelly".

Date "cruelly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Greatness	Painfully, sadly, grossly, sorely, bitterly, piteously, grievously, miserably, cruelly, woefully, lamentably, shockingly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, terribly, horribly.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Cruelly

English words defined with "cruelly": beast, brute ♦ Illtreat, Inhumanly ♦ savage ♦ wanton, wildcat, wolf. (references)

Specialty definitions using "cruelly": Adultery ♦ Lara ♦ Pelican. (references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

And cruelly, I might add (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

Loudly and cruelly (Kim Possible; writing credit: Julie DuFine; Madellaine Paxson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Eliza Cook	Oh, how cruelly sweet are the echoes that start when memory plays an old tune on the heart!
William Lloyd Garrison	Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	Wherefore if the king shall shew an hatred, not only to some particular persons, but sets himself against the body of the common-wealth, whereof he is the head, and shall, with intolerable ill usage, cruelly tyrannize over the u7hole, or a considerable part of the people, in this case the people have a right to resist and defend themselves from injury: but it must be with this caution, that they only defend themselves, but do not attack their prince: they may repair the damages received, but must not for any provocation exceed the bounds of due reverence and respect. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	She wet a petal with her tongue and jabbed it cruelly on his nose
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Cruelly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cruelly" is used about 251 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	251	18,755

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "cruelly": cruelly-lit.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "cruelly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		me mizori, me egërsi (darkly). (various references)

Arabic		‏على نحو قاس (firmly, unrelentingly), ‏بوحشية. (various references)

Bulgarian		страхотно (awfully, frightfully), ужасно (almighty, awfully, damn, damnably, damned, frightfully, ghastly, miserably, remarkably, roaring, shocking, terribly, terrifically, thundering, to death). (various references)

Chinese		残暴地. (various references)

Czech		krutì. (various references)

Finnish		säälimättömästi (mercilessly, pitilessly). (various references)

French		cruellement, cruelle. (various references)

German		grausam (atrocious, barbarous, callous, cruel, ferocious, ghastly, heartless, sanguinary, savage). (various references)

Greek		σκληρά (brutally, hard, harshly), ωμώσ (rawly), απάνθρωπα. (various references)

Hungarian		kegyetlenül (atrociously, barbarously, unmercifully). (various references)

Italian		crudelmente. (various references)

Korean		�"인하게 (Brutally, Inhumanly). (various references)

Pig Latin		uellycray.(various references)

Portuguese		cruelmente (bitterly, harshly, severely). (various references)

Romanian		crud (brutal, brutally, callous, callow, crude, cruel, cut throat, dire, foully, gory, green, hard, harsh, immature, merciless, raw, ruthless, sanguinary, savage, savagely, sodden, sour, truculent, unfeeling, violent, violently, wolfish, young), vitreg (cruel, wicked), brutal (beastly, boorish, brutal, brutally, feral, insensate, rough, roughly, rude, savage, savagely, truculent, violent). (various references)

Russian		жестоко (foully, sorely, violently, with a heavy hand). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		okrutno (sternly), nemilosrdno (unmercifully). (various references)

Spanish		con crueldad. (various references)

Swedish		grymt (butcherly, grunt). (various references)

Turkish		son derece (all-fired, almighty, arrant, awfully, beyond measure, damn, damned, darned, deadly, deeply, desperately, dire, direful, exceedingly, exceptionally, extreme, extremely, extremity, highly, immensely, in the extreme, in the highest degree, infinitely, intense, intensely, jolly, last, out and out, rattling, revoltingly, sadly, strongly, sublime, terribly, thundering, to the nth degree, to the utmost, unco, utmost, uttermost, veriest, with a vengeance), gaddarca (atrocious, inhumanly, tyrannic, tyrannical), aşırı (acute, beastly, beyond, breakneck, camp, confoundedly, crusted, damned, dead, deep, desperate, desperately, devilish, disproportionate, every other day, exaggerated, exceeding, excessive, excessively, exorbitant, exquisite, extortionate, extravagant, extreme, extremely, fancy, ferocious, filthy, fond, fulsome, hard, heavy, hell, hell of, high, horrendous, horrific, hyper-, immoderate, inordinate, intense, intensive, like hell, like sin, outrageous, over, overweening, precious, shocking, splitting, steep, super, terribly, thick, ultra, unbounded, unco, unconscionable, undue, unmeasured, unreasonable, violent). (various references)

Ukrainian		жорстоко (felly, ferociously, harshly, mercilessly, oppressively, outrageously, sorely), болісно (distressingly, grievously), безжалісно (mercilessly). (various references)

Vietnamese		t� n nhẫn (dispiteous, grim, harsh, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, unfeeling), t� n bạo (barbarously, bloodthirsty, brutal, cruel, draconian, draconic, ferocious, truculent), t� n ác (atrocious, cruel, foully, monstrous), hung ác (cruel, ferocious, fiendish, tigerish, tigrish), dữ tợn (cruel, dangerous, ferocious, fierce, grim, towering), độc ác (bestial, cruel, devilish, godless, malign, sinister, venomous), ác nghiệt (cruel, harsh, sore). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	atrociter, crudele, crudeliter, misericorditer, truculenter. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Alla kai propaqonteV kai ubrisqenteV kaqwV oidate en filippoiV eparrhsiasameqa en tw qew hmwn lalhsai proV umaV to euaggelion tou qeou en pollw agwni
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sed ante passi et contumeliis affecti sicut scitis in Philippis fiduciam habuimus in Deo nostro loqui ad vos evangelium Dei in multa sollicitudine
Old English	990	West Saxon	Æror þrowodon we and wæron bysmerede on Philippi, swa ge cnawað, ac mid ures Godes fultume dorston we eow his godspel to bodienne þeah þe þær wæs strangu andsacu.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But first we suffriden, and weren punyschid with wrongis, as ye witen in Filippis, and hadden trust in oure Lord, to speke to you the gospel of God in myche bisynesse.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	But even after that we had suffered before and were shamfully entreated at Phillippos (as ye well knowe) then were we bolde in oure God to speake vnto you the gospell of God with moche strivynge.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But even after we had suffered before, and were shamefully treated, as ye know, at Phillippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 2
Cebuano	hinonoa, bisan pa gidagmalan ug gipakaulawan na kami didto sa Filipos, sumala sa inyo nang nahibaloan, kami nagbaton ug kaisug diha sa atong Dios sa pagpahayag kaninyo sa Maayong Balita gikan sa Dios, walay sapayan sa dagkung pagsupak.
Croatian	Naprotiv, i pošto smo, kako znate, u Filipima trpjeli i bili pogrðeni, odvažismo se u Bogu našemu iznijeti vam, uz tešku borbu, evanðelje Božje.
Danish	men skønt vi, som I vide, forud havde lidt og vare blevne mishandlede i Filippi, fik vi Frimodighed i vor Gud til at tale Guds Evangelium til eder under megen Kamp.
Dutch	Maar, hoewel wij te voren geleden hadden, en ook ons smaadheid aangedaan was, gelijk gij weet, te Filippi, zo hebben wij nochtans vrijmoedigheid gebruikt in onzen God, om het Evangelie van God tot u te spreken in veel strijds.
Finnish	vaan, vaikka me ennen, niinkuin tiedätte, olimme kärsineet Filippissä ja meitä siellä oli pahoin pidelty, oli meillä kuitenkin Jumalassamme rohkeutta puhua teille Jumalan evankeliumia, suuressa kilvoituksessa.
French	Après avoir souffert et reçu des outrages � Philippes, comme vous le savez, nous prîmes de l`assurance en notre Dieu, pour vous annoncer l`Évangile de Dieu, au milieu de bien des combats.
German	sondern, ob wir gleich zuvor gelitten hatten und geschmäht gewesen waren zu Philippi, wie ihr wisset, waren wir freudig in unserm Gott, bei euch zu sagen das Evangelium Gottes mit großen Kämpfen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kalian tahu bahwa sebelum kami datang kepadamu di Tesalonika, kami sudah dianiaya dan dihina di Filipi. Tetapi meskipun banyak orang melawan kami, Allah kita sudah memberikan kami keberanian untuk memberitakan kepadamu Kabar Baik yang berasal daripada-Nya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	sungguhpun dahulu kami merasa kesusahan dan siksa di Pilipi, sebagaimana yang kamu ketahui, tetapi di dalam Tuhan kita makin berani kami memberitakan Injil Allah kepadamu di dalam perlawanan yang amat sangat.
Italian	Ma dopo avere prima sofferto e subìto oltraggi a Filippi, come ben sapete, abbiamo avuto il coraggio nel nostro Dio di annunziarvi il vangelo di Dio in mezzo a molte lotte.
Maori	Heoi mate ana matou i mua ra, tukinotia ana i Piripai, e matau na koutou, otira maia tonu matou i roto i to tatou Atua ki te korero i te rongopai o te Atua ki a koutou i roto i te uaua nui.
Norwegian	men enda vi forut hadde lidt og var blitt mishandlet i Filippi, som I vet, fikk vi dog frimodighet i vår Gud til å tale Guds evangelium til eder under megen strid.
Portuguese	mas, havendo anteriormente padecido e sido maltratados em Filipos, como sabeis, tivemos a confiança em nosso Deus para vos falar o evangelho de Deus em meio de grande combate.
Rumanian	Dupqce am suferit wi am fost batjocoriyi kn Filipi, cum wtiyi, am venit plini de kncredere kn Dumnezeul nostru, sq vq vestim Evanghelia lui Dumnezeu kn mijlocul multor lupte.
Shuar	Antsu itiurchat Wáinkiaitiatar arantutsuk shiir Uwempratin Chichaman ujakmajrume. Iis, nuik Jiripius péprunam incha katsekramkarmiaji. Tura Nú arant, ti itiurchat Wáinkiamiajai. Túmaitiatan Yus Yáintkiui Yusa chichamen ujakmajrume. Nuka atumsha ti penker nékarme.
Spanish	Al contrario, a pesar de que habíamos padecido antes y habíamos sido maltratados en Filipos, como sabéis, tuvimos valentía en nuestro Dios para anunciaros el evangelio de Dios en medio de grande conflicto.
Swahili	Mnajua jinsi tulivyodhulumiwa na kutukanwa kule Filipi kabla ya kufika kwenu Thesalonike. Ingawa kulikuwa na upinzani mwingi, Mungu wetu alitujalia uhodari wa kuwahubirieni Habari Njema yake.
Swedish	Nej, fastän vi, såsom i veten, i Filippi förut hade fått utstå lidande och misshandling, hade vi dock frimodighet i vår Gud till att förkunna för eder Guds evangelium, under mycken kamp.
Uma	Kako'ia-kai rata hi ngata-ni retu, rabalinai' pai' raruge' -kai hi ngata Filipi-- ni'inca moto-mi tutura-na ompi'. Aga nau' wori' to mpo'ewa-kai, Alata'ala mporohoi nono-kai bona bia' -kai mpoparata Kareba Lompe' to ngkai Alata'ala hi koi' wo'o.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Cruelly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brunelli, Cerulli, Ciruelo, Creelie, Creely, crell, criollo, Crivelli, cruell, Cruelle, cruely, cruetly, Crunella, Crusell, curially, gruelly. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "cruelly" (pronounced kruw"lē)
4	-r uw" l ē	truly, unruly.
3	-uw" l ē	coolly, Coulee, lazuli, duly, newly, unduly.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-l-l-r-u-y"
	-1 letter: culler.
	-2 letters: cruel, cully, curly, lucre, ulcer.
	-3 letters: cell, clue, cull, cure, curl, ecru, luce, lure, lyre, rely, rule, ruly, yell, yule.
	-4 letters: cel, cry, cue, cur, ecu, ell, leu, ley, lye, rec, rue, rye.
	-5 letters: el, er, re, ye.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-l-l-r-u-y"
	+1 letter: scullery.
	+2 letters: carefully, secularly.
	+3 letters: cheerfully, forcefully, gracefully, mercifully, peculiarly, specularly.
	+4 letters: cellularity, corpulently, credulously, larcenously, lecherously, lucratively, mercurially, molecularly, numerically, polynuclear, reclusively, reluctantly, scoundrelly, truculently.
	+5 letters: articulately, calcareously, cherubically, counterrally, diuretically, euphorically, neurotically, perceptually, preclusively, procedurally, respectfully, reticulately, sepulchrally, subcentrally, sylviculture, ungracefully, unicamerally, unmercifully, unrecyclable, vernacularly.
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Cruelly

Definition: Cruelly

Cruelly

Adverb

Synonyms within Context: Cruelly

Greatness

Crosswords: Cruelly

Modern Usage: Cruelly

Screenplays

Familiar Quotations: Cruelly

Eliza Cook

William Lloyd Garrison

Historic Usage: Cruelly

John Locke

Use in Literature: Cruelly

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Usage Frequency: Cruelly

Expression: Cruelly

Modern Translation: Cruelly

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Matched Bible Translations: Cruelly

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Rhyming with "Cruelly"

Anagrams: Cruelly

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