Despiteful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Despiteful is an adjective meaning (archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
Meaning
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
Example Sentences
The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city in sign of reproach, as for a traitor; […]
Word Forms
- despightful
- despightfull
Synonyms for despiteful
Depending on context, synonyms include vindictive, spiteful, malicious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiteful, malicious, vindictive, boasters, despitous, despiteous.
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