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hard-heartedly
adverb
(alsohardheartedly)uk /ˌhɑːdˈhɑː.tɪd.li/ us /ˌhɑːrdˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd.li/
in a way that is not kind or does not show sympathy for others:
The landlord hard-heartedly evicted all of the tenants from their homes because he planned to turn the building into luxury apartments.
The migrant children were hardheartedly separated from their families by the government agents.
Related word
hard-hearted
Too often our leaders are hard-heartedly ignorant about the concerns of other people.
He hard-heartedly told the children that they wouldn't be able to keep the dog.
After reading his thoughtful letter, she hardheartedly crumpled it up and threw it in the bin.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
acerbic
acerbically
acerbity
acidly
anti-cruelty
cold-heartedly
cruel
cruelly
cruelty
cruelty to someone/something
meanness
mental cruelty
merciless
mercilessly
mordant
trenchant
trenchantly
uncharitable
uncharitably
unchristian
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