venomously

C2
US /ˈvɛnəməsli/
adv Freq #301566

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a very malevolent manner

    You spoke venomously of our friends.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a venomous manner; with venom.

    He spat venomously over the side of the tree and proceeded to tell me how different things had been when he was young.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English venymously; by surface analysis, venomous + -ly.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a very malevolent manner poisonously
2 adv · in a venomous manner; with... poisonouslyspitefully

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