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despitefully

despitefully adverb: in a despiteful manner; spitefully.

Adverb

despitefully (comparative more despitefully, superlative most despitefully)

  1. (archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
    • Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 6:28

Forms of despitefully

comparativemore despitefully
superlativemost despitefully

Origin of despitefully

From despiteful + -ly.

Questions about despitefully

What does despitefully mean?
Despitefully means in a despiteful manner; spitefully.
What part of speech is despitefully?
Despitefully is an adverb.

Words near despitefully in the dictionary

  1. despite of
  2. despite oneself
  3. despite that
  4. despited
  5. despiteful
  6. despitefully
  7. despitefulness
  8. despiteous
  9. despiteously
  10. despites
  11. despiting

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