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cruel-heartedly

cruel-heartedly adverb: in a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.

Adverb

cruel-heartedly (comparative more cruel-heartedly, superlative most cruel-heartedly)

  1. In a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.
    • The moral universe of Doctor Who is not taken seriously, but cruel-heartedly mocked instead.1999, John Kenneth Muir, A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television, page 272

Forms of cruel-heartedly

comparativemore cruel-heartedly
superlativemost cruel-heartedly

Origin of cruel-heartedly

From cruel-hearted + -ly.

Questions about cruel-heartedly

What does cruel-heartedly mean?
Cruel-heartedly means in a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.
What part of speech is cruel-heartedly?
Cruel-heartedly is an adverb.

Words near cruel-heartedly in the dictionary

  1. crue
  2. cruel
  3. cruel mistress
  4. cruel mistresses
  5. cruel-hearted
  6. cruel-heartedly
  7. cruel-heartedness
  8. crueler
  9. cruelest
  10. cruelest-hearted
  11. cruelhearted

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