Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruel-heartedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
cru-el--heart-ed-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cruel-hearted + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does cruel-heartedly mean?
In a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.
Where does cruel-heartedly come from?
From cruel-hearted + -ly.

How to pronounce cruel-heartedly

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