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despitefulness

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de⋅spite⋅ful

  [di-spahyt-fuhl]
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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
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