despitefully
obsolete
despitefully is spelled D-E-S-P-I-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, despitefully means “In a despiteful manner; spitefully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in despitefully?
| Letters | 12: D-E-S-P-I-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is despitefully?
Despitefully appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of despitefully
- more despitefully comparative
- most despitefully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does despitefully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicIn a despiteful manner; spitefully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does despitefully come from?
From despiteful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).