Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vilely

/ˈvaɪl.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: vile-ly
IPA: /ˈvaɪl.li/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.

adv

Terribly, awfully.

Example Sentences

"We broke off diplomatic relations with Russia Ukraine is defending itself and will not give up its freedom, no matter what Moscow thinks[...] Russia vilely and suicidally attacked our state in the morning Just like fascist Germany did during the Second World War"
"The chauffeur must, as it seemed to me, have been a novice or else have lost his nerve in this disturbance, for he drove vilely on the way to the station."

Etymology

From Middle English vyly, vileliche, fijlliche, villiche, equivalent to vile + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: vyly
Suffix: vile

Inflected Forms

more vilely (comparative) most vilely (superlative)

Rhymes With

highly riley kylie wiley smiley reilly wylie wily slyly shyly wryly dryly

Questions

How do you pronounce vilely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪl.li/.
What does vilely mean?: In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.
Where does vilely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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