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Webster 1913 Edition


Hateful

Hate′ful

(-fụl)
,
Adj.
1.
Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.
[Archaic or R.]
And worse than death, to view with
hateful
eyes
His rival’s conquest.
Dryden.
2.
Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious.
Hate′ful-ly
,
adv.
Hate′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hateful

HA'TEFUL

,
Adj.
Odious; exciting great dislike, aversion or disgust. All sin is hateful in the sight of God and of good men.
1.
That feels hatred; malignant; malevolent.
And, worse than death, to view with hateful eyes
His rival's conquest.

Definition 2024


hateful

hateful

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hateful (comparative hatefuller or more hateful, superlative hatefullest or most hateful)

  1. Evoking a feeling of hatred.
  2. Dislikeable.
  3. Full of hatred.

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