adverb
- in a manner showing malice or desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
Examples
- She spitefully refused to help him after their argument.
- He spitefully spread rumors about his former friend.
- The child spitefully broke his sister’s toy.
- She smiled spitefully when she heard about his failure.
- He spitefully withheld the information she needed.
- The critic spitefully attacked the young author’s work.