FELLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

felly

adverb

Definition of felly

as in cruelly

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Adverb

Rubio did not finish the stage — his Tour cruelly over, just two days before Paris.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The practice was criticized by advocates and others as cruelly targeting rule followers as low-hanging fruit to meet quotas.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of cruelly

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Although the Supreme Court’s power to overrule Congress is now broadly accepted, it was bitterly contested for more than a century.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of resentfully

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His family stared balefully at him, waiting for some alchemy to be performed by his hand, like those trips when he was somehow expected to navigate them through an unknown city.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Among the innards and the great slab of white tail fat was the sheep's head, balefully gazing up at me.

— Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

Definition of balefully

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Despite her clear influence, Rico was mercilessly heckled by Carti fans during her performance at the Portland tour stop.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Long pants in summer may not be at the top of your shopping list, but this set is so handy (and polished) for travel days or times in the office when the AC is mercilessly blasting.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Definition of mercilessly

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The fact that even this interim step is so contentious is a testament to how jealously Icelanders guard their independence.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Ironically, Hugging Face had to rely on a free Chinese AI model to thwart this attack – because OpenAI and US rivals jealously guard their own.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of jealously

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Yet, since the post went up, some people have unkindly critiqued her cheeks, nose, chin and complexion, while others wonder what the fuss is all about.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Tabloids and magazines regularly reported on the state of the relationship, often unkindly.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of unkindly

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