Meaning
cruelly
- in a cruel, heartless, or merciless manner
- in a severely painful or harsh way
In a sentence
I prigionieri furono trattati crudelmente dalle guardie durante la notte.
The prisoners were cruelly treated by the guards during the night.
Il destino si è accanito crudelmente contro quella povera famiglia.
Fate has acted cruelly against that poor family.
Non dovresti prendere in giro crudelmente chi ha commesso un errore.
You should not cruelly mock someone who made a mistake.
Usage notes
- Formed from the adjective 'crudele' by dropping '-e' and adding '-mente'.