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cruelly

How many syllables in cruelly?

  3 syllables

Divide cruelly into syllables:   cru-el-ly
Stressed syllable in cruelly:   cru-el-ly
How to say cruelly:

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Synonyms for cruelly


1 syllable
  • I'll
  • ill
2 syllables
  • harshly
  • tartly
  • meanly
3 syllables
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5 syllables
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What rhymes with cruelly

2 syllables
  • cooley
  • coulee
  • duly
  • Julie
  • truly
  • coolly
  • dooley
  • hooley
  • newly
3 syllables
  • Bernoulli
  • unduly
  • lazuli
  • unruly
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