Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venomously

/ˈvɛnəməsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ven-omous-ly
IPA: /ˈvɛnəməsli/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a venomous manner; with venom.

Example Sentences

"He spat venomously over the side of the tree and proceeded to tell me how different things had been when he was young."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English venymously; by surface analysis, venomous + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: venymously

Inflected Forms

more venomously (comparative) most venomously (superlative)

Synonyms

spitefully poisonously

Questions

How do you pronounce venomously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛnəməsli/.
What does venomously mean?: In a venomous manner; with venom.
Where does venomously come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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