DESPITEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

despiteous (comparative more despiteous, superlative most despiteous)

Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.

Dispiteous.

Source: Wiktionary


Des*pit"e*ous, a. Etym: [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus, fr. despit; affected in form by E. piteous. See Despite.]

Definition: Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.] "Despiteous reproaches." Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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