vindictively en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English vindictive Middle English -ly English -ly English vindictively From vindictive + -ly.
Meanings
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In a vindictive manner.
For answer the boy's bravely challenging eyes met his blinking vindictively.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 164:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most vindictively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more vindictively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pl złośliwie (in a vindictive manner) · pl mściwie (in a vindictive manner)