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† spitous, a. and adv. Obs.
Forms: α. 4–5 spitus, -ous, 5 -ouse, -uose; 5 spytus, -ous, -ows. β. 4 spetos, 5 -ous(e, -ows.
[Aphetic ad. AF. despitous, f. despit: see spite n.]
1. = despitous a.
αa1300Cursor M. 14097 Martha thoght sco helpe ne wald, A spitus plaint to crist sco tald. 13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 845 Whatt! þay sputen & speken of so spitous fylþe. a1366Chaucer Rom. Rose 979 That arowe was as with felonye Envenymed, and with spitous blame. c1400Love Bonavent. Mirr. (1908) 256 Was there euere eny theef or worse odyus man so sone dampned and putte to so spitouse deth? c1450Lovelich Merlin 2830 More feers he was & more hydows, also more egre, & mochel more spytows, thanne the whyte [dragon] was. 1481Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 106 Isegrym wende wyth thyse mockyng and spytous wordes to haue goon out of his wytte.
β13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 209 A spetos sparþe to expoun in spelle que-so myȝt. a1400–50Alexander 2458 Sparrethis spetous to spend & speris in handis. Ibid. 4567 He was spetous of speche & spised his driȝtins. c1450Lovelich Merlin 2850 So spetows was þe bataylle betwixen hem.
2. As adv. = next.
c1400Laud Troy Bk. 7480 Then was wroth Episcropus That Ector spake to him so spitous; Dispitusly Ector he myssayde. |