poisonously
adverb
poisonously is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, poisonously means “In a poisonous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in poisonously?
| Letters | 11: P-O-I-S-O-N-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 poisonously?
Poisonously appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 poisonously
- more poisonously comparative
- most poisonously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poisonously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a poisonous manner.
- 2
obsoleteUsing poison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poisonously come from?
From poisonous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).