What does spitefully mean?

spitefully means "in a maliciously spiteful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spitefully?

spitefully has 4 syllables: spi-te-ful-ly. The stress falls on "te".

What is another word for spitefully?

Close synonyms include despitefully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spitefully a common word?

spitefully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

spitefully — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a maliciously spiteful manner
“pray for them that despitefully use us”
Synonymsdespitefully
2.
with spite; in a spiteful manner
“he answered his accusers spitefully”

Questions about spitefully

What does spitefully mean?: spitefully means "in a maliciously spiteful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in spitefully?: spitefully has 4 syllables: spi-te-ful-ly. The stress falls on "te".
What is another word for spitefully?: Close synonyms include despitefully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is spitefully a common word?: spitefully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for spitefully come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a maliciously spiteful manner
“pray for them that despitefully use us”
Synonymsdespitefully
2.
with spite; in a spiteful manner
“he answered his accusers spitefully”

Questions about spitefully

What does spitefully mean?: spitefully means "in a maliciously spiteful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in spitefully?: spitefully has 4 syllables: spi-te-ful-ly. The stress falls on "te".
What is another word for spitefully?: Close synonyms include despitefully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is spitefully a common word?: spitefully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for spitefully come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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