cruelly

adverb

How many syllables in cruelly?

There are 2 syllables in the word cruelly.

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Divide cruelly into syllables:

cru · elly

How to pronounce cruelly:

Definition of cruelly:

cruelly (adverb):: disposed to inflict pain or suffering devoid of humane feelings

Synonyms for cruelly:

acrimoniously

antagonistically

balefully

barbarously

bitterly

brutally

brutishly

caddishly

callously

caustically

contemptuously

disagreeably

disdainfully

enviously

evil-mindedly

felly

hard-heartedly

heartlessly

hostilely

ill

in cold blood

inhumanely

insensitively

invidiously

jealously

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Antonyms for cruelly:

bonelessly

clemently

complaisantly

generously

gently

graciously

kindly

laxly

leniently

liberally

lightly

mildly

obligingly

over-indulgently

permissively

softheartedly

softly

spinelessly

undemandingly

weakly

well

yieldingly

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