Venomously

//ˈvɛnəməsli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a very malevolent manner wordnet

Synonyms

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poisonouslyfuriouslyharmfullylike madmadlymalevolently

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"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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