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hatefully

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hate·ful  (htfl)
adj.
1. Eliciting or deserving hatred.
2. Feeling or showing hatred; malevolent.
hateful·ly adv.
hateful·ness n.
Synonyms: hateful, detestable, odious, offensive, repellent
These often interchangeable adjectives describe what elicits or deserves strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion. Hateful refers to what evokes hatred or deep animosity: "No vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude" Joseph Priestley.
Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes against humanity.
Something odious is the object of disgust, aversion, or intense displeasure: "a kind of slimy stuff ... of a most nauseous, odious smell" Daniel Defoe.
Offensive applies to what offends or excites displeasure: an offensive suggestion.
Something repellent arouses repugnance or disgust: repellent criminal behavior.
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Adv.1.hatefully - in a hateful manner
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He crouched behind a little tree, with his eyes burning hatefully and his teeth set in a cur- like snarl.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
His attentions to Miss King were now the consequence of views solely and hatefully mercenary; and the mediocrity of her fortune proved no longer the moderation of his wishes, but his eagerness to grasp at anything.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
Then the wretched boy looked cautiously up and found her gone, crept out of bed, fastened his door, and threw himself upon his pillow again: tearing his hair, morosely crying, grudgingly loving her, hatefully but impenitently spurning himself, and no less hatefully and unprofitably spurning all the good in the world.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
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