DESPITEOUS


Meaning of DESPITEOUS in English

— despiteously , adv.

/di spit"ee euhs/ , adj. Archaic.

1. malicious; spiteful.

2. contemptuous.

[ 1350-1400; var. of ME despitous despiteus, equiv. to despit DESPITE + -eus -EOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .