despiteful

[ dih-spahyt-fuhl ]

/ dɪˈspaɪt fəl /

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adjective

malicious; spiteful.

Obsolete. contemptuous; insolent.

Origin of despiteful

1400–50; late Middle English. See despite, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM despiteful

de·spite·ful·ly, adverbde·spite·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby despiteful

desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, Des Plaines, despoil, despoliation, despond

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Example sentences from the Web for despiteful

O false death, how injurious and despiteful hast thou been to me!
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Were His enemies never so many, and never so despiteful against Him, yet He sall rule in the midst of them.
The Covenants And The Covenanters|Various
Driven by despiteful wrong she takes her seat, In lowly grief, at Jove's eternal feet.
Mosaics of Grecian History|Marcius Willson
But, as I told him, his despiteful mood Is ornament well suits the breast that wears it.
The Vision of Hell, Complete|Dante Alighieri

He saw in her but the despiteful, revengeful handmaid; he forgot that she was an injured wife—a neglected mother.
Notable Women of Olden Time|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for despiteful

despiteful

despiteous (dɪˈspɪtɪəs)

/ (dɪˈspaɪtfʊl) /

adjective

an archaic word for spiteful

Derived forms of despiteful

despitefully, adverbdespitefulness, noun

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单词	despiteful
释义	despiteful [ dih-spahyt-fuhl ] / dɪˈspaɪt fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR despiteful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective malicious; spiteful. Obsolete. contemptuous; insolent. Origin of despiteful 1400–50; late Middle English. See despite, -ful OTHER WORDS FROM despiteful de·spite·ful·ly, adverbde·spite·ful·ness, noun Words nearby despiteful desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, Des Plaines, despoil, despoliation, despond Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for despiteful O false death, how injurious and despiteful hast thou been to me! Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Were His enemies never so many, and never so despiteful against Him, yet He sall rule in the midst of them. The Covenants And The Covenanters\|Various Driven by despiteful wrong she takes her seat, In lowly grief, at Jove's eternal feet. Mosaics of Grecian History\|Marcius Willson But, as I told him, his despiteful mood Is ornament well suits the breast that wears it. The Vision of Hell, Complete\|Dante Alighieri He saw in her but the despiteful, revengeful handmaid; he forgot that she was an injured wife—a neglected mother. Notable Women of Olden Time\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for despiteful despiteful despiteous (dɪˈspɪtɪəs) / (dɪˈspaɪtfʊl) / adjective an archaic word for spiteful Derived forms of despiteful despitefully, adverbdespitefulness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to despiteful disdainful, hateful, malevolent, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, scornful, spiteful, vicious, vindictive, wicked
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despiteful

adjective

Origin of despiteful

OTHER WORDS FROM despiteful

Words nearby despiteful

Example sentences from the Web for despiteful

British Dictionary definitions for despiteful

despiteous (dɪˈspɪtɪəs)

adjective

Derived forms of despiteful

Words related to despiteful