Spitefully and Tenderly

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Spitefully adverb - In a mean or spiteful manner.

Usage example: spitefully told the orphans that they'd never amount to anything

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Tenderly is an antonym for spitefully.

Nearby Words: spite, spiteful

Tenderly adverb - With tenderness; in a tender manner.

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Spitefully is an antonym for tenderly.

Nearby Words: tender, tenderness, tenderize, tenderer

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Tenderly and Spitefully. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spitefully/tenderly

Spitefully & Tenderly. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spitefully/tenderly>.

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