Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resentfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: re-sent-ful-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a resentful manner.

Example Sentences

"`Talk sense, fat face,' he said resentfully."
"Still agitated, she watched resentfully as two traffic policemen remounted their motorcycles."

Etymology

Etymology tree English resentful Middle English -ly English -ly English resentfully From resentful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more resentfully (comparative) most resentfully (superlative)

Questions

What does resentfully mean?: In a resentful manner.
Where does resentfully come from?: Etymology tree English resentful Middle English -ly English -ly English resentfully From resentful + -ly.

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