cattily
adverb
uk/ˈkæt.əl.i/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.li/in a way that isunkindbecause what you say isintendedtohurtsomeone:
(尤指言词)尖刻地,刻薄地,恶毒地"I didn’t have tobegfor myinvitation," hecommentedcattily.“我不必乞求得到给我的邀请,”他狡猾地评论道。
The threeteenagerswhisperedcattily behindtheirhands.三个少年在恶毒地窃窃私语。
See
catty
- You do not, as onereadercattilysuggested, need tocleanthetileswith atoothbrush.
- They cattilydisparagedthe otherteams.
- He cattilyaccusedhisopponentofdefensivetacticsand relying on themistakesofotherstowinmatches.
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acerbity
- acidly
- anti-cruelty
- anti-humanitarian
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- fiendishness
- hard-hearted
- harshly
- nastiness
- nasty
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- unchristian
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- ungenerous
- ungenerously