hostilely
/ˈhɑ.staɪl.li/adverb
hostilely is spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hostilely means “In a hostile manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hostilely?
| Letters | 9: H-O-S-T-I-L-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 hostilely?
Hostilely appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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).
How do you pronounce hostilely?
- US /ˈhɑ.staɪl.li/
- US /ˈhɑs.təl.li/
- US /ˈhɑs.tə.li/
Hostilely has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-hostilely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hostilely
- more hostilely comparative
- most hostilely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hostilely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a hostile manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hostilely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a hostile manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | hostilmente |
| Spanish | hostilmente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hostilely come from?
From hostile + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).