cruelly
/ˈkruːəli/adverb
उच्चारण क्रूअली
क्रूरता से, निर्दयता से, बेरहमी से
Basic word
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in a way that causes pain or suffering to people or animals deliberately
क्रूरता से, निर्दयता से, बेरहमी से
- The prisoners were cruelly treated.
- He was cruelly beaten by the gang.
- The stray dogs had been cruelly treated by their former owner.
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- No one should speak so cruelly to a child.
- The animals were cruelly kept in tiny cages.
Synonyms brutally savagely heartlessly viciously
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in a way that seems very unfair
बड़ी बेरहमी से (बहुत अन्यायपूर्ण ढंग से)
- Her hopes were cruelly dashed when the exam was cancelled.
- The team's hopes were cruelly ended by a late goal.
- Fate cruelly took away the chance she had worked so hard for.
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- He was cruelly disappointed when the offer was withdrawn.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cruelly + verb (manner)
Cruelly describes how someone acts when they cause pain on purpose.
'Cruelly' बताता है कि कोई जानबूझकर पीड़ा पहुँचाते हुए कैसे व्यवहार करता है।
- The master cruelly beat the horse.
- She was cruelly teased by her classmates.
cruelly + adjective/participle
Before an adjective or participle it shows an unfair or harsh quality.
Adjective या participle से पहले यह कठोरता या अन्याय का भाव जोड़ता है।
- He was cruelly deceived by his partner.
- The report was cruelly honest.
be cruelly + past participle (passive)
Common in passive sentences about harsh treatment or bad luck.
कठोर व्यवहार या दुर्भाग्य बताने वाले passive वाक्यों में यह आम है।
- The farmers were cruelly hit by the drought.
Cruelly, + clause
Used at the start of a sentence to comment that fate or events were unkind.
वाक्य के आरंभ में यह टिप्पणी करता है कि भाग्य या घटनाएँ निर्दयी थीं।
- Cruelly, the rain started just as the match began.
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verb + cruelly
treatbeatmockabandontease
- Nobody should treat animals cruelly.
cruelly + participle
deceiveddisappointedbetrayedexploitedrobbed
- The workers were cruelly exploited.
cruelly + adjective
unfairhonestcoldironicshort
- It was cruelly unfair to blame her.
adverb + cruelly
needlesslydeliberatelysomostquite
- He mocked her most cruelly.
cruelly + fate words
cut shortsnatched awaydeniedrobbed of
- His career was cruelly cut short by injury.
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- The stray dog had been cruelly abandoned on the road.
आवारा कुत्ते को सड़क पर निर्दयतापूर्वक छोड़ दिया गया था।
- Radhika was cruelly disappointed when her name was missing from the list.
सूची में अपना नाम न देखकर राधिका को बहुत निराशा हुई।
- The villain in the film laughed cruelly.
फ़िल्म का खलनायक क्रूरता से हँसा।
- The old man was cruelly cheated of his savings.
बूढ़े व्यक्ति को उसकी जमा-पूँजी के लिए निर्दयता से ठगा गया।
- Fate cruelly took her father before she could graduate.
भाग्य ने उसके स्नातक होने से पहले ही उसके पिता को निर्दयता से छीन लिया।
- Cruelly teased as a child, he became a gentle teacher.
बचपन में निर्दयता से चिढ़ाए जाने के बाद वह एक सौम्य शिक्षक बना।
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✗ The boy behaved very cruel with the animal.
✓ The boy behaved very cruelly towards the animal.
Behave takes an adverb, and towards is the preposition.
'Behave' के बाद adverb आता है और preposition 'towards' होता है।
✗ He was cruel treated by his master.
✓ He was cruelly treated by his master.
A past participle is modified by an adverb, not an adjective.
Past participle को adverb बदलता है, adjective नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs describe harsh behaviour, but they differ in how deliberate the harshness is.
ये adverbs कठोर व्यवहार बताते हैं, पर कठोरता कितनी जानबूझकर है, इसमें अंतर है।
Causing pain deliberately, or in a way that seems very unfair.
जानबूझकर पीड़ा देना, या ऐसा कि बहुत अन्यायपूर्ण लगे।
- The workers were cruelly treated.
Strictly or severely, but not always with a wish to hurt.
कठोरता या सख़्ती से, पर पीड़ा देने की इच्छा के बिना भी।
- The teacher judged the essay harshly.
With violent and savage force.
हिंसक और बर्बर बल के साथ।
- The gang brutally attacked the guard.