caddishly

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Adverb
  • Mexican authorities and fellow journalists say López Serrano likely ordered the hit because the journalist had mocked the young narco mercilessly in Ríodoce, the weekly co-founded by Valdez.
    Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • During the War of 1812, the British mercilessly bombarded Fort Henry.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • As a small rural settlement is swiftly and ruthlessly stripped bare by the twin plagues of a diphtheria epidemic and spreading wildfires, the film eventually descends into a near-literal hellscape, though even when pandemonium takes over on screen, Van Dusen’s formal control never wavers.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This is a book that treats its characters and incidents seriously and—at its best—ruthlessly.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Deflatingly, this last-four tie was effectively over as a contest after less than seven minutes of the second leg, when Dan Burn’s slide tackle cruelly bounced off Omar Marmoush and looped over a helpless Aaron Ramsdale, before two further goals followed inside the opening 32 minutes.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ray can be cruelly withholding.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In the capital, Kyiv, temperatures well below zero and bitterly cold winds are expected for the next four days at least.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The business relationship appears to have ended bitterly, based on the emails.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.
    Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Some industry representatives ahead of the meeting expressed worry that attending risked casting them as willing participants in a callously opportunistic grab for Venezuela’s crude, people familiar with the matter said.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • And Oura Ring owners may have looked jealously at Samsung Galaxy Ring wearers, whose smart ring charges in a case with a battery built in.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The extended map, however, will add to its already rich inventory of features some street-specific ones that, for ancient and complicated reasons, have been jealously guarded on thousands of paper maps by the five borough presidents.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Caddishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caddishly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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