cruelly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb excessively
  2. adverb with cruelty

Etymology

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

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