"vindictively" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vindictively.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more vindictively [comparative], most vindictively [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English vindictive Middle English -ly English -ly English vindictively From vindictive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|vindictive|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English vindictive Middle English -ly English -ly English vindictively [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vindictively", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="vindictively"> From vindictive + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} vindictively (comparative more vindictively, superlative most vindictively)
  1. In a vindictive manner. Translations (in a vindictive manner): mściwie (Polish), złośliwie (Polish)
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