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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Jennifer Parker sued the Nashville Fire Department and investigator Mark Sells in August 2023 claiming she was maliciously prosecuted.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Fletcher came to believe that Anthony Fauci—a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force during the pandemic—and other public health leaders were intentionally, maliciously misleading the public.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Today, its surface is bitterly cold, with most of its underground water frozen into a thick shell of ice, with some remaining as a salty brine trapped below.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The party fought bitterly against the reformers targeting this assault on democracy.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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In broad daylight, a group of men on motorbikes can be seen swarming and viciously beating another rider, allegedly for stealing their bike.—
WBFF STAFF,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Spitefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitefully. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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