despitous

Despitous

De*spit"ous\, a. Despiteous; very angry; cruel. [Obs.]

He was to sinful man not despitous. --Chaucer. - De*spit"ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Despitous is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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