hurtfully
adverb
hurtfully is spelled H-U-R-T-F-U-L-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hurtfully means “In a hurtful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hurtfully?
| Letters | 9: H-U-R-T-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 hurtfully?
Hurtfully appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 hurtfully
- more hurtfully comparative
- most hurtfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hurtfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a hurtful manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hurtfully come from?
From hurtful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).