Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despitefully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: de-spite-ful-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a despiteful manner; spitefully.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you."

Etymology

From despiteful + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: despiteful

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more despitefully (comparative) most despitefully (superlative)

Synonyms

spitefully

Questions

What does despitefully mean?: In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
Where does despitefully come from?: From despiteful + -ly.

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