cruel-heartedly

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English

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Etymology

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From cruel-hearted +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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

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