as in despitefully
in a mean or spiteful manner
spitefully told the orphans that they'd never amount to anything
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Adverb
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In other words, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Are there reliable technical solutions that could keep AI from being used maliciously?—
Ahmed Hamza,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the average time between an attacker first gaining access to a system and acting maliciously fell to 29 minutes last year, a 65 percent acceleration from 2024.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Starmer has been reluctant to reopen a debate that bitterly divided the country.—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Several thousand navvies worked on the railway, living in makeshift camps, and many died in accidents, or from exposure and disease in the bitterly cold winters.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Streep, as ever, is viciously funny in the role.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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The beating continued, viciously, as I was shoved to the floor behind the driver’s seat.—
Shelly Kittleson,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Spitefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitefully. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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