different between wrongly vs cruelly

English

Etymology

wrong +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????li/

Adverb

wrongly (comparative more wrongly, superlative most wrongly)

1. In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly, wrongfully.
2. Incorrectly; by error.

   I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.

Usage notes

In American English, this word usually has a moral connotation, although it is not wrong to use "wrongly" as the opposite of "correctly".

Synonyms

• incorrectly, mistakenly, erroneously

Antonyms

• correctly, rightly

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English cruelly; equivalent to cruel +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?u??li/, /?k?u?li/
• Rhymes: -u?li
• Hyphenation: cru?el?ly

Adverb

cruelly (comparative more cruelly, superlative most cruelly)

1. In a cruel manner.

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cruwelly, cruely, crewelly, cruelliche, crueli

Etymology

From cruel +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kriu??li?/, /?kriu??li?/, /?kriu??li?t?(?)/

Adverb

cruelly

1. Ruthlessly, cruelly; in a cruel or sadistic way.
2. Savagely, viciously; in a way displaying ferocity.
3. (rare) Deleteriously, injurious; conducive to suffering.
4. (rare) Strictly, unforgivingly, meanly, harshly.

Descendants

• English: cruelly
• Scots: cruelly

References

• “cr?ell?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.