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Adverb
▲
In a harsh or oppressive manner
brutally
mercilessly
savagely
severely
viciously
callously
monstrously
pitilessly
sadistically
unmercifully
barbarously
brutishly
heartlessly
inhumanly
spitefully
in cold blood
harshly
oppressively
hard
sternly
unkindly
roughly
stiffly
ill
badly
ferociously
hardly
angrily
fiercely
ruthlessly
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
sadly
hardly
harrowingly
woefully
upsettingly
agonizinglyUS
unfortunately
worryingly
dreadfully
excruciatingly
terribly
unpleasantly
awfully
torturously
savagely
grimly
toughly
tragically
more ❯
“His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.”
Adverb
▲
In a shameful manner
shamefully
wickedly
dishonourablyUK
dishonorablyUS
wrongly
badly
outrageously
scandalously
shockingly
disgracefully
indecently
reprehensibly
disreputably
ignominiously
despicably
discreditably
contemptibly
deplorably
vilely
ignobly
basely
abominably
detestably
heinously
odiously
abhorrently
appallingly
infamously
offensively
sordidly
unworthily
execrably
wretchedly
loathsomely
nastily
atrociously
lowly
disgustingly
shadily
shoddily
immorally
dreadfully
degenerately
opprobriously
villainously
inexcusably
unprincipledly
meanly
corruptly
egregiously
iniquitously
unforgivably
abjectly
unsavourilyUK
dirtily
monstrously
shabbily
unsavorilyUS
awfully
indefensibly
improperly
unspeakably
objectionably
foully
terribly
repugnantly
intolerably
evilly
unseemlily
scurvily
notoriously
revoltingly
degradingly
rottenly
hatefully
sinfully
unacceptably
criminally
louchely
horribly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
With aggression
truculently
aggressively
belligerently
defiantly
ferociously
savagely
bellicosely
combatively
pugnaciously
confrontationally
argumentatively
militantly
contentiously
quarrelsomely
scrappily
agonistically
feistily
antagonistically
hostilely
chippily
discordantly
assaultively
disputatiously
gladiatorially
cantankerously
inimically
unfriendlily
threateningly
adversarially
irascibly
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 an unjust or unfair manner
unjustly
unjustifiably
unfairly
wrongfully
wrongly
unlawfully
brutally
meanly
uncleanly
unreasonably
below the belt
immorally
illegally
criminally
illicitly
illegitimately
reprehensibly
dishonestly
improperly
unethically
wickedly
badly
sinfully
evilly
inexcusably
prejudicially
inappropriately
fraudulently
groundlessly
unscrupulously
more ❯
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
malignantly
meanly
nastily
bitterly
rancorously
viciously
hostilely
malignly
cattily
hatefully
poisonously
hurtfully
malefically
virulently
vitriolically
unkindly
ill-naturedly
evilly
acrimoniously
unfriendlily
wickedly
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
more ❯
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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