despiteous
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Despiteful; malicious; furious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adjective Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous.
Examples
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Therefore, I tell you that the proud, despiteous rich man, though he knoweth it not, is in hell already, because he hath no fellow; and he that hath so hardy a heart that in sorrow he thinketh of fellowship, his sorrow is soon but a story of sorrow -- a little change in the life that knows not ill.
Note
The word 'despiteous' is related to a Latin word meaning 'to look down on'.
