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Webster 1913 Edition


Despiteful

De-spite′ful

,
Adj.
[See
Despite
, and cf.
Spiteful
.]
Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious.
De-spite′ful-ly
,
adv.
De-spite′ful-ness
,
Noun.
Haters of God,
despiteful
, proud, boasters.
Rom. i. 30.
Pray for them which
despitefully
use you.
Matt. v. 44.
Let us examine him with
despitefulness
and fortune.
Book of Wisdom ii. 19.

Webster 1828 Edition


Despiteful

DESPITEFUL

,
Adj.
Full of spite; malicious; malignant; as a despiteful enemy.
Hater of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. Rom. 1.

Definition 2024


despiteful

despiteful

English

Alternative forms

  • despightful (obsolete)
  • despightfull (obsolete)

Adjective

despiteful (comparative more despiteful, superlative most despiteful)

  1. Full of despite.
  2. Expressing malice or contemptuous hate.

Derived terms