venomously

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Portman Road erupted as the ball flew into the net, venomously struck by the left-back, beating keeper Gavin Bazunu at his near post.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

To the end, Mr. Taylor stayed unpredictable and irreverent — sometimes lashing out at the use of pointwork in ballet, once writing venomously to a number of critics, often wicked about artists dead and alive.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2018

“A lot is expected of us,” echoed Ronan, who is making her Broadway debut as Abigail Williams, the teenager who venomously accuses the village’s most virtuous citizens of witchcraft.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2016

Late in the set, Sharkey sang and played Jimi Hendrix's Hey Joe to cheers – and to venomously struck rejoinders from his boss.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013

He was beginning to suspect and recognize his own venomously subtle enmity to his own sister.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy