REVILINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
revilingly (comparative more revilingly, superlative most revilingly)
in a reviling manner
Source: Wiktionary
REVILING
Re*vil"ing, n.
Definition: Reproach; abuse; vilification. Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. Isa. li. 7.
Re*vil"ing, a.
Definition: Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches.
– Re*vil"ing*ly, adv.
REVILE
Re*vile", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reviling.] Etym: [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; Ã (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]
Definition: To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me there" Shak. Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 Pet. ii. 23.
Syn.
– To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
Re*vile", n.
Definition: Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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