venomously
C2
adv
Freq #301566
Meanings
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1
adv
in a very malevolent manner
You spoke venomously of our friends.
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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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Synonyms
1
adv
· in a very malevolent manner
poisonously
2
adv
· in a venomous manner; with...
poisonouslyspitefully