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spitefully

/ˈspaɪtfəɫli/ adv

In a spiteful manner.

Word Origin Spitefully comes from Latin despicere, literally 'to look down on' — that's where we get despise and spite. The word spite is a shortened form of despite, which originally meant contempt. So spitefully means acting with that looking-down-on-someone attitude. The root specere 'to look' also gives us respect (look back at) and inspect.

adv In a spiteful manner.

She spoke spitefully about her former friend, revealing personal secrets to embarrass her.

(副词) 恶意地；恶毒地；刻薄地

她恶意地谈论她以前的朋友，透露个人秘密来让她难堪。

(adverbio) con rencor; rencorosamente; maliciosamente [De manera rencorosa o maliciosa.]

Habló **con rencor** de su antigua amiga, revelando secretos personales para avergonzarla.

(adverbe) par rancune; méchamment; avec vindicte; par mesquinerie; vengeamment [D'une manière méchante, animée par la volonté de blesser ou de nuire à autrui.]

Elle a parlé spitefully de son ancienne amie, révélant des secrets personnels pour l'embarrasser.

(Adverb) boshaft; gehässig; in boshafter Weise [Auf eine boshafte oder gehässige Weise.]

Sie sprach **spitefully** über ihre ehemalige Freundin und verriet persönliche Geheimnisse, um sie zu blamieren.

(副詞) 意地悪く、悪意を込めて、恨みを込めた様子で。

彼女は元友人を困らせるために、彼女の個人的な秘密を暴露し、意地悪くその人のことを話した。

(advérbio) rancorosamente; maldosamente; com maldade [De maneira rancorosa.]

Ela falou com maldade sobre sua ex-amiga, revelando segredos pessoais para constrangê-la.

Synonyms: maliciously malevolently venomously bitterly resentfully vindictively rancorously hostilely Antonyms: benevolently kindly compassionately lovingly
Word parts: spite + ful + ly

Related words

spite despite

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