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de⋅spite⋅ful
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dɪˈspaɪt
fəl
/
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–adjective
1.
malicious; spiteful.
2.
Obsolete
.
contemptuous; insolent.
Origin:
1400–50;
late ME.
See
despite
,
-ful
Related forms:
de⋅spite⋅ful⋅ly,
adverb
de⋅spite⋅ful⋅ness,
noun
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de·spite·ful
(dĭ-spīt'fəl)
adj. Full of malice; spiteful.
de·spite'ful·ly
adv.
,
de·spite'ful·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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