Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurtfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
hurt-ful-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a hurtful manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hurtful Middle English -ly English -ly English hurtfully From hurtful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more hurtfully (comparative) most hurtfully (superlative)

Questions

What does hurtfully mean?
In a hurtful manner.
Where does hurtfully come from?
Etymology tree English hurtful Middle English -ly English -ly English hurtfully From hurtful + -ly.

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