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despiteous

[ dih-spit-ee-uhs ]
/ dɪˈspɪt i əs /
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adjective Archaic.
malicious; spiteful.
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Origin of despiteous

1350–1400; variant of Middle English despitous<Anglo-French; Old French despiteus, equivalent to despitdespite + -eus-eous

OTHER WORDS FROM despiteous

des·pit·e·ous·ly, adverb
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