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Adverb
▲
Cruelly or savagely, without mercy or remorse
brutally
mercilessly
savagely
severely
viciously
callously
monstrously
pitilessly
sadistically
unmercifully
barbarously
brutishly
heartlessly
inhumanly
spitefully
in cold blood
unkindly
ferociously
badly
cold-bloodedly
harshly
fiercely
horribly
remorselessly
ruthlessly
murderously
barbarically
hardheartedly
relentlessly
hideously
more ❯
“Douglas was often treated cruelly by his fellow-pupils.”
Adverb
▲
Without pity or compassion
bitterly
deeply
mortally
painfully
ruthlessly
severely
grievously
mercilessly
pitilessly
traumatically
distressingly
harshly
terribly
sadly
hardly
harrowingly
woefully
upsettingly
agonizinglyUS
unfortunately
worryingly
dreadfully
excruciatingly
unpleasantly
torturously
savagely
grimly
toughly
tragically
heartbreakingly
more ❯
“His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.”
Adverb
▲
In an unjust manner,
unjustly
brutally
unjustifiably
unlawfully
wrongfully
wrongly
meanly
unfairly
prejudicially
discriminatorily
one-sidedly
inequitably
biasedly
inexcusably
badly
partially
partisanly
preferentially
iniquitously
unequally
unwarrantedly
unevenly
unethically
arbitrarily
undemocratically
reprehensibly
sinfully
offensively
unjustifiedly
deleteriously
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a shameful manner
shamefully
wickedly
dishonourablyUK
dishonorablyUS
wrongly
badly
outrageously
scandalously
shockingly
disgracefully
indecently
offensively
dreadfully
awfully
odiously
loathsomely
abominably
nastily
horribly
sickeningly
appallingly
disgustingly
abhorrently
foully
revoltingly
obnoxiously
repugnantly
horrendously
distastefully
grossly
repellently
repulsively
nauseatingly
horridly
hideously
obscenely
vilely
nauseously
evilly
terribly
noisomely
noxiously
fulsomely
uglily
rancidly
repellantly
objectionably
atrociously
despicably
frightfully
unpleasantly
reprehensibly
heinously
disagreeably
ghastlily
contemptibly
detestably
deplorably
hatefully
execrably
yuckily
disgustfully
rottenly
putridly
monstrously
gruesomely
off-puttingly
unspeakably
stinkingly
lousily
intolerably
horrifyingly
unpalatably
unsavourilyUK
uninvitingly
diabolically
egregiously
displeasingly
ickily
unsavorilyUS
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a harsh manner
harshly
brutally
roughly
severely
sternly
grimly
hard
hardly
ill
oppressively
stiffly
firmly
gratingly
powerfully
strictly
mercilessly
savagely
heartlessly
inhumanly
pitilessly
callously
viciously
brutishly
unmercifully
angrily
relentlessly
unkindly
violently
unsympathetically
rigorously
more ❯
Adverb
▲
With aggression
truculently
aggressively
belligerently
defiantly
ferociously
savagely
argumentatively
bellicosely
combatively
pugnaciously
quarrelsomely
confrontationally
contentiously
militantly
scrappily
chippily
feistily
disputatiously
agonistically
hostilely
discordantly
assaultively
antagonistically
gladiatorially
cantankerously
ornerily
irascibly
surlily
sullenly
irritably
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Premeditatedly and deliberately, without provocation
in cold blood
calculatedly
callously
coldheartedly
coldly
deliberately
dispassionately
heartlessly
indifferently
intentionally
premeditatedly
ruthlessly
unemotionally
unfeelingly
with full intent
Adverb
▲
In a wicked manner
wickedly
virulently
villainously
spitefully
nastily
meanly
malignantly
maliciously
malevolently
hatefully
despitefully
cattily
viciously
atrociously
corruptly
diabolically
evilly
immorally
brutally
savagely
inhumanly
barbarically
barbarously
brutishly
bloodthirstily
murderously
homicidally
ferociously
fiercely
fiendishly
more ❯
“Commodus was a cruel emperor who sought to inflict pain and torture on Maximus through devilish means.”
Adverb
▲
In a vindictive manner
vindictively
vengefully
brutally
maliciously
resentfully
ruthlessly
spitefully
venomously
malevolently
meanly
malignantly
nastily
viciously
rancorously
bitterly
hostilely
malignly
cattily
poisonously
hatefully
unkindly
hurtfully
virulently
vitriolically
ill-naturedly
malefically
evilly
acrimoniously
wickedly
badly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In an unscrupulous manner
unscrupulously
dishonestly
unethically
perfidiously
ruthlessly
unconscionably
viciously
unlawfully
illegally
fraudulently
illegitimately
illicitly
surreptitiously
clandestinely
stealthily
covertly
under cover
under the counter
against regulations
under the table
by stealth
against the law
criminally
underhandedly
foully
improperly
corruptly
immorally
unjustly
degenerately
wrongly
ill
Adverb
▲
Adverb for imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
harshly
brutally
bleakly
grievously
grimly
hardly
bitterly
disagreeably
roughly
toughly
tryingly
badly
excruciatingly
heavily
hostilely
inclemently
inhospitably
intemperately
oppressively
severely
uncomfortably
austerely
bitingly
burdensomely
comfortlessly
forbiddingly
hardhandedly
inhumanly
ruggedly
searingly
unfriendlily
unpleasantly
wildly
“They reached the top of the mountain despite the cruel conditions and climate.”
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