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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cruelly \Cru"el*ly\, adverb
1. In a cruel manner.
2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] --Spectator.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cruelly
adverb
1: under cruel circumstances; "a cruelly bitter winter"
2: in a cruel manner; "he treated his students cruelly"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "cruelly": abominably, agonizingly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully, barbarously, bestially, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, brutally, brutishly, confoundedly, damnably, deadly, deathly, deucedly, devilishly, diabolically, distressingly, dolorously, dreadfully, egregiously, excessively, excruciatingly, exorbitantly, extravagantly, ferally, ferociously, fiendishly, fiercely, flagrantly, frightfully, grievously, harshly, heartlessly, hellishly, horribly, improperly, inclemently, inexcusably, inexorably, infernally, inhumanely, inhumanly, inordinately, intolerably, lamentably, mercilessly, miserably, nakedly, openly, painfully, piteously, pitilessly, relentlessly, remorselessly, ruthlessly, sadly, savagely, sharkishly, shatteringly, shockingly, slaveringly, something awful, something fierce, sorely, staggeringly, terribly, torturously, truculently, unashamedly, unbearably, uncompassionately, unconscionably, unduly, unforgivingly, unhumanly, unmercifully, unpardonably, unremorsefully, unsympathetically, unyieldingly, viciously, woefully, wolfishly
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