Cruelly
Cruelly adverb - With cruelty.
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Synonyms for Cruelly
Plaintively and cruelly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Cruelly".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Cruelly and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruelly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
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Related pairs
- hard and cruelly
- hard and plaintively
- hardly and cruelly
- hardly and plaintively
- harshly and cruelly
- harshly and plaintively
- severely and cruelly
- severely and plaintively
- sharply and cruelly
- sharply and plaintively
- agonizingly and cruelly
- agonizingly and plaintively
- bitterly and cruelly
- bitterly and plaintively
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Plaintively and Cruelly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelly/plaintively
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