Definitions for despiteful
dɪˈspaɪt fəlde·spite·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. despiteful, spiteful, vindictiveadjective

   showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

   "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. despitefuladjective

   Full of despite.

2. despitefuladjective

   Expressing malice or contemptuous hate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Despitefuladjective

   Malicious; full of spleen; full of hate; malignant; mischievous: used both of persons and things.

   Etymology: despite and full.

   His taken labours bid him me forgive;
   I, his despiteful Juno, sent him forth
   From courtly friends with camping foes to live,
   Where death and danger dog the heels of worth. William Shakespeare.

   Preserve us from the hands of our despiteful and deadly enemies. Charles I .

   Mean while the heinous and despiteful act
   Of Satan, done in Paradise, was known
   In heav’n. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 1.

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1. despiteful

   Despiteful refers to someone who shows malice or a desire to harm, annoy, or humiliate another person; someone who is vindictive or spiteful.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Despitefuladjective

   full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious

2. Etymology: [See Despite, and cf. Spiteful.]

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How to pronounce despiteful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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How to say despiteful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of despiteful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of despiteful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=despiteful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Despiteful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=despiteful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despiteful
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=despiteful