1.
[syn: despitefully, spitefully]
2. with spite; in a spiteful manner;
- Example: "he answered his accusers spitefully"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,
annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person
or act. --Shak. -- Spite"ful*ly, adv. Spite"ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spitefully
adv 1: in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that
despitefully use us" [syn: despitefully, spitefully]
2: with spite; in a spiteful manner; "he answered his accusers
spitefully"