Meanings
adverbcruel-heartedly (comparative more cruel-heartedly, superlative most cruel-heartedly)
comparative more cruel-heartedly · superlative most cruel-heartedly
- In a cruel-hearted manner; coldly and cruelly.
The moral universe of Doctor Who is not taken seriously, but cruel-heartedly mocked instead.
1999, John Kenneth Muir, A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television, page 272
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cruel-heartedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruel-heartedly
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