spitefully
2
7.0
- adverb
- /ˈspaɪtfəli/
:
con rencor
- I'm sure he didn't do it spitefully.
- said spitefully
- thought spitefully
- then spitefully
Examples
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The woman chuckled a little spitefully and said, "You don't know me, do you?" But from that dark chuckle, Marcia did know.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Well," she says spitefully, "you have to because you're too big."
Fiction book (1993) -
--to love our enemy and pray for those who use us spitefully.
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"At least there is a little justice in this world," Jake said spitefully.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Well, I'm not paying for that room," she said spitefully.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I would have thought that centuries of life would have given you a bit more depth," he said spitefully, and shut the double doors behind himself.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Was she a secretive person, Mrs. Harris?" The woman glanced spitefully at her husband.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you don't stay to the end, the sadness sticks with you. "He becomes a star," Judy tells her brother spitefully.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I can't believe he would treat me so spitefully after everything I've done for him."
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"She spitefully ignored his attempts to apologize, making it clear she was hurt."
Synonyms
10
7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
8.1
In a way that tries to hurt someone because you want revenge
1
8.2
Saying or doing things with very strong anger and hate toward someone
1
7.4
In an unfriendly way that shows anger or dislike
1
9.9
In a cruel way that tries to hurt or upset someone
1
6.8
In a way that shows a strong wish to punish someone for something they did
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
Doing something to hurt someone who hurt you
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a mean, unkind way that aims to hurt someone
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
Antonyms
How Spiteful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spitefully comes from spite, which once meant a 'look of dislike' and is related to the word despise, meaning 'to look down on someone'. So, to act spitefully is to do something on purpose to 'hurt' or 'offend' someone.