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despiteful

[ dih-spahyt-fuhl ]
/ dɪˈspaɪt fəl /
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adjective
malicious; spiteful.
Obsolete. contemptuous; insolent.
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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

desperately, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, Des Plaines, despoil, despoliation, despond
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Words related to despiteful

disdainful, hateful, malevolent, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, scornful, spiteful, vicious, vindictive, wicked

How to use despiteful in a sentence

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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