vindictively
adverb/vɪnˈdɪktɪvli/
/vɪnˈdɪktɪvli/
(disapproving)- in a way that tries to harm or upset somebody, or shows that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you synonym spitefully
- ‘It serves them right,’ he thought vindictively.
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