resentfully

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adverb

In a resentful manner.

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Meanings

adverbresentfully (comparative more resentfully, superlative most resentfully)

comparative more resentfully · superlative most resentfully

  1. In a resentful manner.

    `Talk sense, fat face,' he said resentfully.

    1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 28
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    Still agitated, she watched resentfully as two traffic policemen remounted their motorcycles.

    2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 378

Origin

From resentful + -ly.

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Translations

Esperanto indigne
  • indignein a resentful manner
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APA

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MLA

“resentfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resentfully. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resentfully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resentfully.

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