DISPITEOUS


Meaning of DISPITEOUS in English

— dispiteously , adv. — dispiteousness , n.

/dis pit"ee euhs/ , adj. Archaic.

malicious; cruel; pitiless.

[ 1795-1805; earlier despiteous, alter., after PITEOUS, of dispitous, despitous, ME 1 + PITEOUS ]

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