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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How to use despiteful in a sentence

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
It is true, the triumph of your evil star is exceedingly despiteful.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.|Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham

If Hor or Horus was the sun at his height, he too had suffered despiteful usage from his enemies.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang

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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despiteful

Origin of despiteful

OTHER WORDS FROM despiteful

Words nearby despiteful

Words related to despiteful

How to use despiteful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for despiteful

despiteous (dɪˈspɪtɪəs)

Derived forms of despiteful