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cruelly

adv
/ˈkɹuːəli/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from cruelly

Definitions

  1. In a cruel manner

    In a cruel manner; with cruelty.

    • Unfortunately, if certain national leaders have their way and repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the American dreams of hundreds of thousands of young people will be cruelly ripped away.

  2. To a degree that is cruel.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cruelly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01cruelly02cruel03heartless04unenthusiastic05enthusiasm06god07tyrant

A definitional loop anchored at cruelly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at cruelly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA