spitefully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

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"Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]"

Etymology tree English spiteful Middle English -ly English -ly English spitefully From spiteful + -ly.

more spitefully (comparative) most spitefully (superlative)

despitefully

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