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dispiteous

[ dis-pit-ee-uhs ]

adjective

, Archaic.
  1. malicious; cruel; pitiless.


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Other Words From

  • dis·pite·ous·ly adverb
  • dis·pite·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispiteous1

1795–1805; earlier despiteous, alteration, after piteous, of dispitous, despitous, Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French; despite, -ous; later taken as dis- 1 + piteous
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Example Sentences

The morning had succeeded to the hopeless humidity of the night, and the drizzling rain fell with almost dispiteous persistence.

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