vilely

English

Etymology

vile + -ly

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪli

Adverb

vilely (comparative more vilely, superlative most vilely)

  1. In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.
    • 2022 February 24, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine Special: Putin's Russia launches full-scale invasion, Channel 4 News, 4:58 from the start:
      We broke off diplomatic relations with Russia
      Ukraine is defending itself and will not give up its freedom, no matter what Moscow thinks[...]
      Russia vilely and suicidally attacked our state in the morning
      Just like fascist Germany did during the Second World War
  2. Terribly, awfully.
    • 1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt:
      The chauffeur must, as it seemed to me, have been a novice or else have lost his nerve in this disturbance, for he drove vilely on the way to the station.

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