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despiteful
[ dih-spahyt-fuhl ]
/ dɪˈspaɪt fəl /
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adjective
malicious; spiteful.
Obsolete. contemptuous; insolent.
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OTHER WORDS FROM despiteful
de·spite·ful·ly, adverbde·spite·ful·ness, nounWords nearby despiteful
desperately, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, Des Plaines, despoil, despoliation, despond
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