cruamente

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From crua (“cruel”) +‎ -mente.

Adverb

cruamente

  1. cruelly

Descendants

  • Galician: cruamente
  • Portuguese: cruamente

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cruamente. By surface analysis, cru +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu.aˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu.aˈmẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu.ɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: cru‧a‧men‧te

Adverb

cruamente (comparable, comparative mais cruamente, superlative o mais cruamente)

  1. rawly
  2. crudely
    O polícia disse-lhe cruamente que o seu filho havia morrido.
    The policeman told her crudely that her son had died.
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