despitefully

• Adverbe désuet signifiant « de manière malveillante ou hostile », « avec animosité » ou « par méchanceté ». Issu de l’adjectif « despiteful » (aujourd’hui surtout remplacé par « spiteful »), il était employé dans la littérature anglaise ancienne, notamment du XVIe au XIXe siècle.

An archaic adverb meaning 'in a spiteful or malicious manner' or 'with ill will.' It is derived from the adjective 'despiteful' (now largely replaced by 'spiteful') and was used in older English literature, particularly in the 16th–19th centuries.

1. In a spiteful or malicious mannerC2formal

   Acting with malice, ill will, or a desire to harm or annoy others.

   avec malice

   • He spoke despitefully about his former colleague.
   • She acted despitefully by spreading false rumors.
   • The child behaved despitefully towards his younger sibling.

   Synonymeshatefullymalevolentlymaliciouslyspitefullyvenomouslyviciouslyvindictively

   Antonymesbenevolentlybenignlygood-naturedlykindly