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dispiteous

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dis⋅pit⋅e⋅ous

  [dis-pit-ee-uhs]
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–adjective Archaic.
malicious; cruel; pitiless.
Origin:
1795–1805; earlier despiteous, alter., after piteous, of dispitous, despitous, ME < AF, OF; see despite, -ous; later taken as dis- 1 + piteous

Related forms:
dis⋅pit⋅e⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅pit⋅e⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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