spitefully

He answered his accusers spitefully.

She spoke spitefully about her former boss.

He acted spitefully towards his ex-girlfriend.

The siblings often compete spitefully with each other.

He spitefully ignored her messages after their argument.

The student spitefully spread rumors about his classmate.

The coach spitefully benched the star player for no reason.

She spitefully refused to help her friend in need.

He spoke spitefully of his rival's achievements.

The politician spitefully criticized his opponent during the debate.

" Wouldn't spy on you, anyway, " he added spitefully, " you're a Muggle."

People feel angry when you show contempt towards, act spitefully against, or shame them.

Acting spitefully means that you are preventing someone from getting something that they want just to hurt them.

" They said I'm going to be their leader one day, " Mowgli added spitefully.

I somehow felt that he was spitefully silent, that he obstinately refused to be enthusiastic.

Malfoy was looking furious, and as Ginny passed him to enter her classroom, he yelled spitefully after her, “I don't think Potter liked your valentine much! ”

Three of them left the door open, and the other two pulled it so spitefully in going out that the little bell played the very deuce with Hepzibah's nerves.

And the next time you're stuck in traffic, it may help to remember that other drivers aren't necessarily driving spitefully, but are simply unaware of road conditions ahead— and drive accordingly.

I got the dish-cloth and rather spitefully scrubbed Edgar's nose and mouth, affirming it served him right for meddling. His sister began weeping to go home, and Cathy stood by confounded, blushing for all.

It was translated with more literary skill by Gilbert Burnet, in 1684, soon after he had conducted the defence of his friend Lord William Russell, attended his execution, vindicated his memory, and been spitefully deprived by James II.