ABUSE
persecute
to put to deathby nailing to a cross;to treat cruelly; to torment
The U.S. treated them very cruelly and forced them to move out of their homes.
more cruelly, most cruelly
Wizard Swears is not a work of JK Rowling's.
Mistreat means to treat a person or animal badly, cruelly, or unfairly.
my mother spoke to me cruelly for doing something bad
Divinity
adverbs can describe verbs adjectives, and other adverbs. A dictionary would suggest that you use "cruelly" instead of "cruel" as an adverb: "he sneered cruelly" I can't think of a situation where "cruel" would be the adverb. A good test for adverbs is that: 1) They often have a (-y) suffix 2) They still make grammatical sense almost anywhere in the sentence: "cruelly, he sneered" ; "he cruelly sneered"; "he sneered cruelly" .
One sweet treat that is spelled with five letters is "candy." Candies come in various forms, including hard candies, gummies, and chocolates, and are popular treats for all ages. Other examples include "brownie" and "tarts," but "candy" is a common choice.
The comparative and superlative to the word cruelly are "more cruel" and "cruellest".
Msimangu treats Absalom's girlfriend cruelly because he believes she is a bad influence on Absalom and is responsible for leading him astray. He sees her as a negative influence on Absalom's moral development and believes that her actions have contributed to Absalom's involvement in crime.