invectivelyadv.
Now rare.
In an invective manner; with inveighing or denunciation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adverb]
foullyc1400
opprobriouslya1513
revilingly1548
invectivelyc1550
railingly1552
abusively?1593
vituperiously1632
opprobrious1716
vituperatively1831
abusefully1914
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vii. 56 Sche began to reproche them inuectyuely of ther neclegens couuardeis ande ingratitude.
a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. i. 58 Thus most inuectiuely he pierceth through The body of Countrie, Citie, Court. View more context for this quotation
1717 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1869) III. 678 They are pleased to reflect invectively on those members of the Councill lately appointed.
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