spitefully
Out of meanness
Spitefully means in a manner intended to hurt, annoy, or offend someone out of petty malice rather than for any practical gain: She spitefully deleted his files after he got the promotion.
The motivation is personal resentment—wanting someone to suffer because you feel wronged or envious.
With harmful intent
- vindictivelyWith desire for revenge
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
- nastilyIn a malicious way
- meanlyIn an unkind manner
wickedly · viciously · venomously · hatefully · poisonously · harmfully · destructively · insidiously
With bitter indignation
- acrimoniouslyWith sharp ill will
- sourlyIn ill-tempered manner
- acerbicallyIn a harsh, biting manner
- causticallyIn a scathing manner
rancorously · scathingly · sullenly · churlishly · morosely · cynically · tartly · harshly
In an opposing manner
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
provocatively · adversarially · combatively · confrontationally · belligerently · pugnaciously · truculently · inimically
In a retaliatory manner
- retaliatorilyIn vengeful response
- punitivelyIn a punishing manner
- wrathfullyIn an enraged manner
- unforgivinglyWithout offering pardon
mercilessly · ruthlessly · relentlessly · remorselessly · pitilessly · tit-for-tat
malevolently
With harmful intent
- vindictivelyWith desire for revenge
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
- nastilyIn a malicious way
meanly · wickedly · viciously · venomously · hatefully · poisonously · harmfully · destructively · insidiously · perniciously
resentfully
With bitter indignation
- acrimoniouslyWith sharp ill will
- sourlyIn ill-tempered manner
- acerbicallyIn a harsh, biting manner
caustically · rancorously · scathingly · sullenly · churlishly · morosely · cynically · tartly · harshly · acidly
antagonistically
In an opposing manner
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- defiantlyIn open resistance
disdainfully · provocatively · adversarially · combatively · confrontationally · belligerently · pugnaciously · truculently · inimically · menacingly
revengefully
In a retaliatory manner
- retaliatorilyIn vengeful response
- punitivelyIn a punishing manner
- wrathfullyIn an enraged manner
unforgivingly · mercilessly · ruthlessly · relentlessly · remorselessly · pitilessly · tit-for-tat
spitefullykindly
Warmly, with goodwill
benevolently · generously · compassionately · mercifully · charitably
spitefullywarmly
With affection shown
genially · affectionately · good-naturedly · amiably · cordially