Hateful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈheɪtfəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hateful is an adjective meaning Evoking a feeling of hatred.
Meaning
Evoking a feeling of hatred.
More Meanings
- Dislikeable.
- Full of hatred.
- (metonymic) Bigoted.
Example Sentences
1935, Somerset Maugham, "The Voice of the Turtle." « She was hateful, of course, but she was irresistible. »
Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]
Word Forms
- hatefuller
- hatefullest
- hatefull
Synonyms for hateful
Depending on context, synonyms include odious, spiteful, execrable, nasty, abominable, detestable.
Antonyms for hateful
Common opposites include loveful, lovable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abominable, odious, detestable, spiteful, execrable, nasty.
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