cruelly

«cruelly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a cruel way, causing pain or suffering on purpose or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Cruelly means in a cruel way, causing pain or suffering on purpose or without caring. tree →

2) Cruelly can also mean in a way that seems very unfair or unlucky. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, it describes how villains treat others: «cruelly mocked», «cruelly beaten». In sports and news, it describes bad luck: «cruelly injured just before the final». In lessons on kindness and animal care, treating people or animals cruelly is wrong and may be against the law.

examples

• The wicked stepmother treated Cinderella cruelly. tree →
• The puppy had been cruelly abandoned by the roadside. tree →
• The other children laughed cruelly at his mistake. tree →
• She was cruelly injured a week before the race. tree →
• It is against the law to treat animals cruelly. tree →
• The team was cruelly beaten by a goal in the last second. tree →
• Who can have treated you so cruelly?” tree →

note

Spelling: cruel + ly = cruelly (double l). Adjective: cruel; noun: cruelty. If someone treats you or an animal cruelly, tell a trusted adult.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cruelly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.