cattily
adverb uk/ˈkæt.əl.i/ us/ˈkæt̬.ə.li/
（尤指言词）尖刻地，刻薄地，恶毒地
in a way that is unkind because what you say is intended to hurt someone
"I didn’t have to beg for my invitation," he commented cattily. “我不必乞求得到给我的邀请，”他狡猾地评论道。
The three teenagers whispered cattily behind their hands. 三个少年在恶毒地窃窃私语。
See: catty
- More examples
- You do not, as one reader cattily suggested, need to clean the tiles with a toothbrush.
- They cattily disparaged the other teams.
- He cattily accused his opponent of defensive tactics and relying on the mistakes of others to win matches.