ruthfully

adverb4

1. •
   In a manner that is ruthful.
2. •
   Sorrowfully, ruefully.

   • caesar [ruthfully] Rufio, Rufio: my men at the barricade are between the sea party and the shore party. I have murdered them. — 1898
3. •
   Compassionately; mercifully.

   • Lee's wait was ruthfully short, although he might have traded the first news that reached him for a return to uncertainty. — 1999
4. •
   In a manner that causes pity; piteously.